After being born at 23 weeks and weighing less than a pound each, the world’s tiniest twin boys defy the odds The British mother describes her sons as one in a million. After they overcame incredible odds to live, doctors gave her 15.1 ounce son Joe, a 1% chance of survival.
He and his battle. Her brother Ashley, who weighed 14.2oz at birth, are now seven months old and healthy. They are the smallest twins to survive in the UK, having been born at barely 23 weeks.
Each was the size of Toy’s hand and weighed less than a 500 milliliter bottle of water. Rumesa and Hiba Rahman American sisters, born in 2004, were the tiniest. Ashley and Joe are my bouncy little miracles. Talia, 32, a mother of six from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, said. I consider myself exceedingly fortunate and appreciative. Read the full story here ▶
