World's smallest baby boy is sent home from the hospital | JOE.ie

The baby was born by emergency C-section in August, and was so small he could fit into a pair of cupped hands

A baby boy weighing just 268 grams at birth has been sent home from a Tokyo hospital..After doctors treated him at a neonatal intensive care unit at the hospital, by managing his breathing and nutrition, he grew steadily until he was able to be breastfed He left the hospital last Wednesday, two months after the initial due date.

The previous record holder for the smallest surviving male baby was born weighing 274 grams in Germany in 2009 according to the hospital.

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