9oz baby goes home

A baby born weighing less than 9oz and believed to be the smallest yet to survive went home today after nearly six months in hospital in the US.

Rumaisa Rahman’s prognosis “is very good” and she is expected to have normal physical and mental development, said Dr Jonathan Muraskas, who provided care for the tiny girl and her larger twin sister, Hiba, after their births on September 19 at Loyola University Medical Centre outside Chicago.