A TINY baby weighing just 300g has been born four months early – with doctors hailing the miraculous birth as an “extraordinary medical success”.
Coming into the world at just 24 weeks, the little girl – whose hands are the size of fingertips – has since grown into a healthy toddler.
A premature baby was born 16 weeks earlyCredit: University Hospital Magdeburg
Its hands are the size of fingertipsCredit: University Hospital Magdeburg
The premature baby girl was guided into life thanks to the tireless care of medical staff at University Children’s Hospital Magdeburg, in the north of Germany.
She has been described as “a tiny miracle with a great will to live”.
Incredible photos released by the hospital show the newborn that survived against all odds – with her head still smaller than a clenched fist.
The little medical miracle was on a ventilator for almost two months with her parents by her side before she could breathe independently.
Senior physician Dr. Ralf Böttger said: “Treating a newborn weighing only 300 grams places the highest demands on equipment and team.
“Ventilation, nutrition via infusions, and the protection of the delicate skin and organs require an extremely precise and gentle approach.”
Now described as “healthy and spunky”, the now toddler is currently understood to be “healthy and fit”.
The World Health Organisation defines different stages of premature birth, with babies born before 28 weeks considered extremely premature.
Preterm birth is now the leading cause of child deaths.
They account for more than one in five of all deaths of children occurring before their fifth birthday.
Preterm survivors can face lifelong health consequences, with an increased likelihood of disability and developmental delays.
In 2019, a baby girl weighing just 245g was previously believed to be the tiniest surviving premature baby.
was born roughly the same size as an apple at a San Diego hospital and miraculously survived before being discharged from hospital as a healthy 5lb infant.
She was born 23 weeks and three days into her mother’s pregnancy.
Doctors told her distraught parents she would likely only survive for an hour – before going on
But in 2025, the world’s most in 2024.
Nash Keen arrived weighing just 285g and is the current Guinness World Records holder.
It was born at University Hospital MagdeburgCredit: University Hospital Magdeburg 
