Baby Girl Born ‘Extremely Preterm’ at 27 Weeks. After Having a 70 to 80 Percent Chance at Survival, She’s Now ‘Thriving’

Aurora Britton was just 27 weeks old when she entered the world.

Now 7 months old, the baby girl was born “extremely preterm” at Akron Summa Hospital. Her mother, Casey Britton, later spoke with The Richland Source, opening up about the frightening and emotional months that followed Aurora’s early arrival.

“She was born extremely preterm,” Britton said, explaining that Aurora arrived at 27 weeks of gestation. Just two weeks earlier, Britton had been diagnosed with severe pre-eclampsia and ultimately underwent an emergency cesarean section…

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