Probably every second inhabitant of the planet was interested in who was the smallest child in the world. Many people ask this question purely out of curiosity, while others are faced with the problem of giving birth to a premature baby and want to learn about the same children.
"Puppet" Charlotte
The Garside family lives in the UK. The couple has four children and Charlotte is the youngest child. Unfortunately, the girl was born with an incurable pathology - an underdevelopment of the pituitary gland, which is responsible for the hormonal background of the whole organism.
At birth, Charlotte weighed 1 kg and had a height of 26 cm. Doctors warned parents that the girl did not live up to a year. She has a very weak immune system and poorly developed organs.
But the parents did not give up and continue to fight for the life of their daughter on. Charlotte is now 6 years old, and she even went to school. The girl weighs about 4.5 kg and has a height of 70 cm.
How does a girl live?
Charlotte is a pretty agile kid. Many people who see her for the first time are afraid to even touch her. But the girl is quite strong and runs very fast. Parents constantly socialize her and not be afraid to go to crowded places all together.
A big problem in the family is buying clothes for Charlotte. The girl is most often dressed in doll clothes or alter outfits for babies. Many seamstresses who are familiar with the family provide the baby with modern clothes, which they sew themselves.
Charlotte's mother decided to give the "doll" to a regular school. She claims that, despite some developmental problems, the baby has great potential for future self-realization. The smallest child in the world continues to grow and grows by 1-2 centimeters per year, which cannot but please her family.
Charlotte is under the constant supervision of medical professionals. Doctors do not give optimistic forecasts, but parents are sure that the baby will live a long and happy life.
The smallest child in the world (photo above) actively takes part with parents in various shows and not only in England.
Emilia Grabarchik
In 2015, the smallest newborn baby in the world was born. The girl was born in Germany at the 26th week of her mother’s pregnancy. Doctors had to have an emergency cesarean section because of problems with a woman with a placenta.
Doctors expected the baby to weigh more than 400 grams. But nature decreed otherwise. Emilia was born with a weight of 226 grams and 25 cm in height. This developmental delay was explained by a lack of nutrients that did not enter the fetus due to the underdevelopment of the placenta.
Doctors immediately warned their parents that the baby had practically no chances to survive. Doctors say that children born with a weight of less than 500 g, most often die in the first few days of their lives.
But in this case, fate decreed otherwise. Emily not only survived, but also began to develop at a very fast pace.
How does a girl live?
Doctors had to make a lot of effort and knowledge to give the girl a chance at life. For 9 months they used the best equipment and medicines so that their development and weight gain would continue.
Parents tried to visit the baby in the hospital every day so that she could feel love and care. When the smallest born child in the world gained 380 grams, she underwent a complex eye operation. Almost all premature babies suffer from such problems.
After 9 months, Emily was discharged home to her parents. They have a long way to go to restore the baby. But even now, doctors do not see life-threatening pathologies and hope that the smallest child at birth in the world will be able to grow up as a worthy person without features in physical development.
Rumaisa Rahman
In 2004, twin girls were born in Illinois. One of them weighed only 244 grams, and the other - 547 grams. Parents of one of the smallest children in the world have moved to the state from India. Due to health problems of the mother, the girls were born at 26 weeks of gestation.
Already 10 weeks after being in intensive care, the largest of the twins got better and began to eat from the bottle on their own. Rumais had to take care of the doctors much longer. But she survived and in development began to catch up with her sister.
Such a case in the state was considered unique and doctors came from everywhere to help the baby go out. Rumais carried out on time an operation to correct vision and she is no different from her other peers.
Madeline Mann
The girl was born in 1989 and her weight was 280 grams. The baby at that time was considered the smallest child in the world who managed to survive, having been born with such weight.
Madeline was born at 25 weeks gestation. Her mother had triplets. But at week 12, identical twins died. Madeline continued to develop and the fetus was abandoned. But at 25 weeks there was a threat of fetal freezing and the doctors decided to have a cesarean section.
At that time, the equipment was still not modern enough, and doctors fought for the life of the child with all their might, using the knowledge of world luminaries in this area. Medlin got better and began to develop rapidly.
In the first few years, it was rather difficult for parents to rehabilitate the child. They invested in it a lot of money and their patience. But now Madeline is a successful girl who graduated from college, masterfully plays the violin and has virtually no health problems.
Melinda Star Guido
One of the smallest children in the world was born in August 2011. Her mother for a long time could not have a child, therefore, she simply begged on her knees to beg the doctors to do everything possible so that her baby could survive.
Melinda was born in Los Angeles with a weight of 270 grams. Doctors warned parents that such children often suffer later from visual, hearing, and they may have cerebral palsy.
But such predictions did not frighten Melinda's mother. She was ready for any consequences, because before that she had given birth to dead children several times. The girl was born at 24 weeks and was immediately placed in an incubator.
Here she was connected to a ventilator and breathed for her ventilator. Doctors were afraid to give predictions, but mother visited the baby every day and believed in a miracle.
After 6 months, the child gained 2 kg and the doctors decided to let her go home to her parents. Melinda still had a long way to go for rehabilitation, but her parents and doctor are sure that everything will turn out well in her life.
Tom Tamb
According to statistics, a higher percentage of survival in premature girls. Boys, by virtue of their characteristics in development, do not so often continue life if they were born with a weight of less than 500-700 gr.
But Tom Tamb was the exception to the rule. The boy was born at the 25th week of pregnancy in Germany. His weight was only 269 grams. Doctors note that the size of his foot was no more than a nail on the thumb of an ordinary person.
The doctor’s wedding ring loosely clothed on his arm. Tom's mom indicates that at first his skin shone through like a film. For many months the woman was not allowed to take the baby in her arms.
The smallest child in the world received 24-hour care. The medical staff made every effort to ensure that the baby survived and began to develop. After several months, Tom began to actively gain weight.
Six months later, the baby was released home to his parents. Now he is already quite an adult guy and lives the full life of a teenager. He has some health problems, but they do not prevent him from continuing to lead an active lifestyle.
Pregnancy sometimes does not go as smoothly as parents want, but there is always a chance to give birth to a full-fledged baby, even if he is born with a small weight. Modern medicine often works wonders, and everyone can be convinced of this if they hope and believe to the end.