California / IN BRIEF : ANAHEIM : Tiny Premature Girl Gains Some Weight
A premature girl who weighed 12 ounces at birth Aug. 3 has reached the one-pound milestone but remained in critical condition, a hospital spokesman said Thursday. For Sheyanne Welch, who was delivered in her mother’s sixth month of pregnancy, to be gaining weight “is a very good sign,” said Dennis Gaschen at Martin Luther Hospital in Anaheim. However, the 10 1/2-inch-long infant remained dependent on a ventilator, Gaschen said. Sheyanne was delivered through an emergency Cesarean section after her mother, Robin Welch, 37, developed life-threatening complications, including hypertension. She is one of the smallest premature infants to survive, Gaschen said.
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