Linden `miracle baby’ now 15-weeks-old

Fiona Jones (seated with baby) and her husband Simon Jones (seated at right) along with the Paediatric team (from left), Dr. Teani Small, Dr. Wang Xuli and Dr. Barker. (Linden Hospital Complex photo)

A `miracle’ baby who was given no chance of survival after being born four months premature has just turned 15 weeks old.

This was reported yesterday by the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) in a social media post which noted, “Miracles come when you least expect them”. The post noted that on March 3, 2021, four months before her due date, Fiona Jones had an emergency Caesarean Section at the Hospital as a result of a “placenta abruption”.

The post noted that the baby who is named Miracle, was born weighing 780 grams and placed in the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and cared for until June 15 when she was discharged. Though being born months before due, Miracle presented no breathing problems and as such the staff at the NICU worked to ensure that none developed.