Baby weighing 1 pound at birth goes home after spending 8 months in Brandon hospital

BRANDON, Fla. (WFLA) — A baby born at 22 weeks and weighing just over 1 pound was discharged from Brandon Hospital on Wednesday, after spending 257 days in the neonatal intensive care unit.

The hospital said John Delancey III, known to staff members and family as Johnboy, JJ, Johnny, Lil John and Big John, was born on June 6, 2025, weighing only 1 pound and 0.2 ounces.

Throughout his stay at the hospital, he went from a micropremie to a thriving 17-pound 3.5-ounce baby…

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