Ο πιο μικρός άνθρωπος στην Αυστραλία που επέζησε!!
Ο μικρούλης της φωτογραφίας μας Γιάννης Μεταξιώτης αποτελεί
ήδη ένα ιστορικό πρόσωπο για τη Μελβούρνη και ίσως σε ολόκληρο
τον κόσμο.
ήδη ένα ιστορικό πρόσωπο για τη Μελβούρνη και ίσως σε ολόκληρο
τον κόσμο.
Γεννήθηκε στις 26 εβδομάδες και ζύγιζε μόλις 395 γραμμάρια.
Δεν ήταν βαρύτερος απο ένα κουτάκι Κόκα κόλα και το μέγεθός
του ήταν όσο ένα στυλό διαρκείας!!
Δεν ήταν βαρύτερος απο ένα κουτάκι Κόκα κόλα και το μέγεθός
του ήταν όσο ένα στυλό διαρκείας!!
Ο μικρός Γιαννάκης είναι ένα απο τα μικρότερα σε μέγεθος παιδιά
που επέζησαν στη Βικτώρια,γράφει σήμερα η εφημερίδα "Χέραλντ -Σαν"
της Μελβούρνης.
που επέζησαν στη Βικτώρια,γράφει σήμερα η εφημερίδα "Χέραλντ -Σαν"
της Μελβούρνης.
Born at 26 weeks weighing the size of a
can of coke, baby John is one of Victoria’s
smallest babies to survive
THE survival of baby John Metaxiotis is down to the willing
of big hearts, the work of many hands and his own
determination.
of big hearts, the work of many hands and his own
determination.
Born at 26 weeks weighing 395g - no heavier than a can of Coke - and j
ust the length of a ballpoint pen, John is one of the smallest babies to
survive in Victoria.
ust the length of a ballpoint pen, John is one of the smallest babies to
survive in Victoria.
After 165 days at Mercy Hospital for Women, he will wake up for the first
time at home.
time at home.
It took 15 failed IVF attempts and three miscarriages, but parents Paula
and Con spent their first night together as a family when the statistics
say it shouldn’t be possible.
and Con spent their first night together as a family when the statistics
say it shouldn’t be possible.
The average weight of babies born on the cusp of life and death, at 24
weeks’ gestation, is 588g.
weeks’ gestation, is 588g.
Just two of the five babies born at the Mercy under 400g in the past 10
years have survived. Ultrasounds at 20 weeks revealed John was two
weeks under size, and the couple were referred to obstetrician
Professor Sue Walker.
years have survived. Ultrasounds at 20 weeks revealed John was two
weeks under size, and the couple were referred to obstetrician
Professor Sue Walker.
They were told nothing could be done to repair the placenta issues that
were starving John of nutrients and oxygen, aside from bed rest and
“hoping for the best”.
were starving John of nutrients and oxygen, aside from bed rest and
“hoping for the best”.
“Everything is put together by the end of the first trimester,”
Prof Walker said.
Prof Walker said.
“You’ve got the right number of fingers and toes, kidneys and the
heart structure you’re going to have for the rest of your life.
heart structure you’re going to have for the rest of your life.
“He looked as small as a newborn kitten,” Mrs Metaxiotis said.
“It felt like you were holding nothing. We were petrified.”
John dropped to 330g in that first week because of problems
with his underdeveloped lungs.
with his underdeveloped lungs.
But around-the-clock care by doctors and nurses at Mercy’s NICU
saw John progress from mechanical ventilation to the low-flow oxygen
support he returned home on.
saw John progress from mechanical ventilation to the low-flow oxygen
support he returned home on.
“I gave him goals every day. That’s how we got through,”
Mrs Metaxiotis said.
Mrs Metaxiotis said.
“He has proved everyone wrong. We now just wish for him
to have a happy and healthy life.”
to have a happy and healthy life.”
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