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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Alex Lloyd

Parents' joy as baby weighing less than a can of baked beans survives against odds

When Cat Gomez proudly pushes her son in his pram, people stop to admire the ­adorable little lad and ask how many days old he is.

Oliver is 7lb 8oz and easily mistaken for a newborn but this remarkable little fighter is already six months old.

Weighing just 14oz, less than a tin of baked beans, Oliver was the lightest baby born at Royal Preston Hospital to live. He was also just one of two to survive after being born there following 22 weeks and three days’ gestation.

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