An infant believed to be the tiniest in the world at birth has been released from Singapore’s National University Hospital after 13 months of intensive treatment.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021
The unique thing about 10 of the world’s tiniest surviving babies is that all of them were born before the average gestation period of 40 weeks.
Babies that are born before 37 weeks of gestation are known as preterm or premature babies.
Broadly, the earlier a baby is born from the average gestation period of 40 weeks, the greater are the risks of death or developing serious disability.
In 2018 for instance, preterm and low birth weight accounted for about 17 per cent of infant deaths. Even the babies which do survive are prone to suffering from breathing issues, digestive problems and bleeding problems.