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The world of medicine has come along way over the last century. The latest technology and birthing science are proving it's possible save extremely premature babies. Kevin Corke has a special look at the world's earliest surviving premature infant.

SAY THAT THE SHOOTING WAS RACIALLY MOTIVATED. >> THE WORLD OF MEDICINE HAS COME A LONG WAY OVER THE LAST CENTURY. NOW, MORE DOCTORS ARE WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY AND BIRTHING SIGNS ARE SEEING IT'S POSSIBLE TO TRY AND SAY EXTREMELY PREMATURE BABIES. KEVIN CORKE HAS A SPECIAL LOOK AT THE WORLD'S EARLIEST SURVIVING PREMATURE BABY. MEDICAL ADVANCES ARE GIVING DOCTORS HIGHER SUCCESS RATES FOR SAVING EXTREMELY PREMATURE BABIES. >> BABIES LIKE LITTLE CURTIS MEANS FROM ALABAMA. HE WHAT HE WANTED TO DO. RIGHT HAND AND MICHELLE BUTLER GAVE BIRTH TO CURTIS AND HIS TWIN SISTER WHEN SHE WAS ONLY IN THE 5TH MONTH OF PREGNANCY. ROUGHLY 7 WEEKS BEFORE DOCTORS SAY BABIES COULD HAVE A CHANCE OF SURVIVING OUTSIDE THE IT WAS A PRETTY MUCH AS 0% CHANCE. WELL, CURTIS, HIS SISTER TRAGICALLY DIDN'T MAKE IT CURTIS PULLED THROUGH AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF OTHER BABIES LIKE HIM SURVIVING IS ACTUALLY EXPANDING, HAS IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING PERSPECTIVES, GIVING DOCTORS MORE CONFIDENCE. THESE EARLY BIRDS COULD BE SAGE, ACCORDING TO A RECENT STUDY IN THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OUT OF ROUGHLY 11,000 PREMATURE BABIES, JUST 30% MORE THAN 22 WEEKS LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO BE SENT HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL. DOCTORS TRIED TO SAVE THEM. NOW THAT NUMBER ROSE TO 56% FOR THOSE BORN AT 23 WEEKS AND THEN SKYROCKETED TO 71% FOR THOSE BORN AT 24 WEEKS, THEY SHOW YOU THEIR HEART RATE IS GOING TO BE STEADY AND THEY'RE DOING GOOD BY THE MONITOR. THAT'S THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING. >> THAT WAS KEVIN CORKE REPORTING. SURVIVING IS ONLY HALF THE BATTLE. DOCTORS SAY EXTREMELY PREMATURE. BABIES ARE ACTUALLY PRONE TO NEUROLOGICAL ISSUES. THEY CAN HAVE DIFFICULTY BREATHING ON THEIR

Medical advances saving extremely premature infants

A tiny baby in London is being hailed as Britain's youngest survivor of COVID-19. Emmanuel was a preemie and caught the virus while on a ventilator in intensive care.

<p>TRUCK AND TRAFFIC SLOWING DOWN. BACK TO YOU. &gt;&gt;&gt; A BABY IN LONDON IS CONSIDERED BRITAIN'S YOUNGEST SURVIVOR OF COVID-19. WE SPOKE WITH HIS MOTHER ABOUT THE THREE TIMES SHE WAS TOLD TO PREPARE FOR THE WORST. &gt;&gt; A BABY EMANUEL FINALLY ALLOWED HOME AFTER A 47 DAY BATTLE FOR HIS LIFE. HIS MOTHER FOREVER THANKFUL TO THE DOCTORS AND NURSES OF KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL IN LONDON &gt;&gt; I THINK I WAS THE HAPPIEST PERSON ON THAT TEAM. &gt;&gt; ELATION AFTER THE KIND OF AGONY NO PARENT WANTS TO ENDURE. WE WAS BORN PREMATURE. SEPSIS AND COVID-19. &gt;&gt; SEEING MANY OF THEM COMING -- IT WAS LIKE GOING -- ONE OF THEM WALKED TO ME AND THEN SHE WAS LIKE, MOM, I AM SORRY. WE MIGHT LOSE BABY. I AM LIKE WHY? WHY? I PRAYED BUT THEN I CRY. I WAS JUST CRYING AND CRYING AND CRYING. &gt;&gt; EVELYN WAS TOLD BY DOCTORS HERE TO PREPARE FOR THE WORST ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THOSE DOCTORS TURNED TO A DRUG TESTED UNSUCCESSFULLY FOR EBOLA PATIENTS USING IT ONLY BABY EMANUEL. &gt;&gt; AT A TIME WHEN TRIALS OF THE DRUG FOR COVID PATIENTS ARE STILL ON GOING, IT WAS A RISK. &gt;&gt; IT WAS TRICKY DECISION TO MAKE BECAUSE -- THE FIRST TIME HE USED IT -- I THINK IT MAY HAVE HAD BUT -- I'M NOT CONVINCED FROM THE SEARCH DATA WHICH HAS BEEN PUBLISHED THAT THIS IS THE MAGIC DRUG. &gt;&gt; EVEN IF DOCTORS DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT WORKED, FOR HIS FAMILY, HIS RECOVERY WAS STILL A STROKE OF MAGIC. &gt;&gt; THE NURSES WERE LIKE MOM -- I SAID NO, I SOMEWHERE WANT TO LOOK AT THE BOY LYING DOWN. &gt;&gt; A RELIEF FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY INCLUDING MORRIS KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON HIS YOUNGER BROTHER NOW BRITAIN'S YOUNGEST COVID-19 SURVIVOR. BACK TO YOU. &gt;&gt; WHAT A LITTLE FIGHTER. HE WAS FINALLY DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON MAY 8TH, THE DAY</p>

Preemie survives coronavirus and sepsis

When a baby is born premature, the long nights and days in the hospital are agonizing. Often parents are living moment to moment. One father from Florida decided to dance the stress away and is sharing his moves on social media.

Fla. father dances stress away

Twins Joslyn and Jaxon were born a month and a half early, half an hour apart. Joslyn was born at 11:37 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2019. Jaxon was born at 12:07 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2020.

Happy birthdays: Premature twins are born in different decades. 

Happy birthday: Premature twins are born in different decades. 

Devin and Katlyn Edwards faced many trials leading up to what they believe could be their quadruplets' first Christmas memory.

Now toddlers, premature quadruplets get into the Christmas spirit

Quadruplets 

The Love Light Tree Lighting ceremony, a 34-year tradition, continues at WakeMed on Monday evening to honor families who lost a newborn due to complications.


Parents of lost newborns find WakeMed community to help process grief

The Love Light Tree Lighting ceremony, a 34-year tradition, continues at WakeMed on Monday evening to honor families who lost a newborn due to complications.



WakeMed ceremony lets parents honor lost newborns

On Saturday, North Carolina's only non-profit milk bank will ask nursing mothers to help meet a great need.


Donors needed: Breast milk being collected for premature babies

Donors needed: Mothers' Milk Bank collects breast milk for premature babies

The Giraffe OmniCare Station, or "Giraffe bed," is a device that functions as a mother's womb for a baby born weighing less than 1 pound, 12 ounces or before 26 weeks gestation.

'Giraffe Beds' increase survival rate of micro preemie babies

CFVH : Spotlight : Micro Preemie Baby

A Louisiana baby is thriving after being born 14 weeks premature. 

'Baby Faith' lives up to her name

Thirty years ago, children born this early in a pregnancy would have likely faced a number of these problems, if they survived at all.