One Good Thing: Baby Born at 22 Weeks Gets Send-Off From Hospital

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Now we know that life can be tough sometimes. So we'd like to take a minute to share one good thing happening in the world today. A hospital in Connecticut is celebrating some amazing news. ST Francis Hospital in Hartford says a premature baby born at only 22 weeks is now the youngest infant to be born there to survive. Baby Zalis was just 12.4 ounces when she was born on February 22nd. She spent 128 days in the neon native Natal in the neonatal intensive care unit. And when it was her, her time to go home, her mom and her wanted to give to sorry. And when it was time for her and her mom to go home, the hospital wanted to give them a special send off watch the heartwarming moment. As you can see the staff got balloons for the occasion and had live music to bid the family very well. The hospital shared the amazing news on youtube writing quote, our colleagues from across the hospital gathered to provide well wishes to the family and celebrate their story of hope and just for reference, this container of salt weighs 14 ounces. And as we mentioned, baby Zalis was only 12.4 ounces when she was born. We're so happy for your family and that you're able to go home and start your life with your newborn. Congratulations.