Tiny Scots baby said to be UK's smallest leaves hospital for life at home with family

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A Scots baby, who is believed to be the smallest in the UK, has been discharged after being given a 20 percent chance of survival.

Hannah Stibbles was born by emergency C-section at 25 weeks on December 30, 2021 and weighed an absolutely tiny 11.5oz.The average weight for a newborn girl in the UK is 7lb 4oz - meaning Hannah weighed around just 13 percent of the average weight of a newborn baby.

Hannah was then transferred from the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow to Ayrshire Maternity Unit’s Neonatal Unit at 61-days-old.

Hannah's mum Ellie Paton explained: “I had Hannah prematurely due to preeclampsia."She was born with chronic lung disease and her lungs kept collapsing because of this and how tiny she was."We were told she only had a 20 percent chance of survival.“Hannah had to be on a ventilator from birth but has gradually been stepped down and now only requires a low flow of oxygen which she can receive while at home."She got her feeding tube out and is doing great with demand feeds – she’s now a little chunky monkey at 5 pounds, 15 ounces!