Mother Brodie Soster with her daughter Billie who was born prematurely, is now a healthy 3.34kg. Billie weighed just 510g. "It is 21 weeks since Billie was born and she is going to make a full recovery, which in itself because she was so premature is quite amazing." When Billie was born 25 weeks prematurely she weighed no more than a pound of butter. While many premature babies suffered ongoing problems, Ms Soster was told that Billie's brain and eyes were fine.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 03, 2017 01:52 UTC