Earliest Live Birth: Understanding Premature Birth & Survival

The earliest a live birth has been recorded is 21 weeks and 5 days, which occurred in Germany in 1936. The baby, named Emilia Imgart, was born prematurely due to complications and weighed just 226 grams (8 ounces) at birth. She survived and went on to live a normal life.

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