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Ben Barry & Lorna Hughes

Mum who was told 1lb 11oz baby 'would not survive' says he is thriving

A mum who was told her 1lb 11oz baby "would not survive" after arriving three months early says he's defied the odds and is thriving. Saniah Poindexter, 19, discovered she was pregnant after doing a test for fun with her best friend.

After getting over the shock news, Saniah was excited to become a mum. She said he had a normal pregnancy and craved tuna sandwiches and rice crispy treats.

But when she was 26 weeks gone, Saniah came home from college feeling under the weather - suffering from stomach ache, sickness and a sky-high temperature. Her mum, Stephanie Dolly Poindexter, 35, urged her daughter to go to the hospital.

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