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World's smallest surviving baby heads home from San Diego hospital

Wednesday, May 29, 2019
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KABC) -- Against all odds.

That's how nurses described the incredible survival of young Saybie.
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The infant was born 3 months early, at San Diego's Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns.

At just 245 grams, Saybie was considered the world's smallest baby.

Today she's a healthy, happy 5-month-old, but when she was born, she was so tiny and fragile that she fit into the palm of a hand.

Saybie was born in December 2018. Her mother had been experiencing extreme complications of the pregnancy -- her blood pressure was skyrocketing and the baby wasn't gaining weight.



Doctors told her she had to deliver quickly, even though the baby was only 23 weeks along.
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"It was the scariest day of my life," Saybie's mother said. She feared her child wouldn't live.

The infant not only survived but thrived, thanks to a dedicated team of experts of neonatologists, nurses, pharmacists, respiratory and physical therapists and social workers.

Her grateful parents took Saybie home a few weeks ago.

Out of privacy concerns, the hospital is keeping the family's identity anonymous but shared video of their story.
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