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The premature infant, who is called 'Buddy,' was born weighing less than a pound
The tiniest baby to ever survive a premature birth at a Nebraska hospital was recently discharged – 116 days after being born.
John McClinton, who is called "Buddy" by his parents, was born at 24 weeks and two days, according to FOX TV Stations. He was born at Methodist Women's Hospital in Omaha, and weighed less than a pound.
Buddy headed home in December and is currently on oxygen.
Buddy weighed 14.1 ounces and measured 9.65 inches when he was born on Labor Day, and he is the smallest baby born at the hospital to survive," staff at Methodist Women's Hospital announced in a press release on Jan. 16.
“John "Buddy" McClinton was born at 24 weeks and two days at Methodist Women's Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. (Ashley McClinton via FOX TV Stations)
Buddy was born with a hole in his heart that doctors were able to sew shut. Despite that, he is expected to live a healthy life.
"By the grace of God and the wonderful medical team, he really just needed to grow," mom Ashley McClinton told FOX TV Stations.
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Nebraska baby heads home after being smallest infant to survive at hospital: 'Joyful day'
John "Buddy" McClinton was discharged from Methodist Women's Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, 116 days after being born. He was born at 24 weeks with a hole in his heart.
