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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

The tiniest babies: Shifting the boundary of life earlier

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Michelle Butler was just over halfway through her pregnancy when her water broke and contractions wracked her body. She couldn’t escape a terrifying truth: Her twins were coming much too soon.

Dr. Brian Sims entered the delivery room and gently explained that babies born so early likely won't live. He told Butler he could keep them comfortable as they died.

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