Feb 21, 2007
Paladin

Amillia Taylor Born After Just 21 Weeks

The feet of a tiny baby just born.World’s Most Premature Baby Amillia Goes Home After Early Birth

Amillia Taylor is fighting for her life and the odds are against her. She was born at just 21 weeks into the pregnancy four months ago at Miami’s Baptist Children’s Hospital. With no baby born before 23 weeks surviving at length, Amillia has gone home to be cared for under the watchful eye of her parents.

And here we thought our little 5 lb. 5 oz. Barret was small.

“We can deal with lungs and things like that but, of course, the brain is the most important,” Dr. Paul Fassbach told AP. “But her prognosis is excellent.”

I’m rooting for you Amillia!

So why is this important? Because the typical baby is born after 37-40 weeks in the womb. So Amillia is proving that what some “counselors” might be telling expectant mother about the baby being a “formless mass of tissue” is so completely wrong that it should be a crime. Life begins at conception.

Let’s hope the U.S. Supreme Court justices will remember this when they pass down their judgement on partial-birth abortion this spring.

2 Comments

  • ABC News had a great visual last night showing the various states and the gestation limits on abortion. Only ONE state had a cutoff earlier than Amilia’s gestational age (NC at 20 weeks), IIRC.

  • two weeks ago i gave birth to my daughter and i was just 21 weeks pregnant exactly. i know the pain that you have been through. my placenta tore away from my uterus and it all happened so quick. i only had the option of a vaginal birth because of the abrupted placenta. my daughter was stillborn but perfect. she was my first and now she’s my angel. she was 10 1/2 inches and 12 oz. i hope you and your family the best.

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