Born Before 22 Weeks, ‘Most Premature’ Baby Is Now Thriving

(CNN) — Courtney Stensrud and her husband call their fun-loving, spunky daughter a miracle.
The now 3-year-old girl was born at just 21 weeks and four days after conception. “She may be the most premature known survivor to date,” according to a case report about her birth published in the journal Pediatrics last week.
In the United States, most pediatrics and obstetrics societies agree that 22 weeks of gestation is the lower threshold of viability, and many doctors recommend ag