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Alabama boy sets Guinness world record for most premature baby to survive

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama boy who weighed less than a pound at birth after his mother went into labor at only 21 weeks and one day of gestation has been certified as the world's most premature baby to survive.Guinness World Records and UAB Hospital announced Wednesday that Curtis Means, who weighed only 14.8 ounces (420 grams) at birth, set the new record.

Born 132 days premature on July 5, 2020 with a twin who didn't survive, Curtis is now healthy and 16 months old.Dr. Brian Sims, who was the attending physician, said statistics show that children born so young have virtually no chance of survival, but Curtis beat the odds."We typically advise for compassionate care in situations of such extremely preterm births," Sims said in a.

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