Singapore: Baby believed to be world's smallest to survive premature birth discharged from hospital after 13-month stay


Kwek Yu Xuan's weight of 212g when she was born was about that of an apple. She was born about three months premature, and doctors had expected her weight to be about 400g. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Aug 7 (The Straits Times/ANN): When Kwek Yu Xuan was born on June 9 last year at National University Hospital (NUH), her weight - 212g - was about that of an apple.

She was born about three months premature, and doctors had expected her weight to be about 400g.

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