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World’s tiniest baby boy finally gets discharged from Tokyo hospital

- A tiny baby boy born in August 2018 has finally been discharged from the hospital

- The little child was so tiny he could fit in a pair of cupped hands

- Thankfully the infant has finally been discharged from the hospital five months after his birth

A little boy born in a hospital in Tokyo has broken the record for being the tiniest baby in the world.

The infant who was born in August 2018 was delivered by an emergency C-section at Keio University Hospital in Tokyo.

As reported by BBC News, the baby had weighed 268g (9.45oz) at the time of his birth. He was also so tiny that he could fit in a pair of cupped hands.

Most premature born babies sometimes do not survive but in the case of this infant he was eventually nurtured to good health.

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The doctor who treated the child, Takeshi Arimitsu, reportedly told BBC that he wanted to prove that even very tiny babies can be treated well at the hospital.

Takeshi said he wanted to show that "there is a possibility that babies will be able to leave the hospital in good health, even though they are born small"

The child who has grown to weigh about 3kg is now able to feed normally.

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World's tiniest baby boy ever finally leaves Tokyo hospital

The world tiniest baby after he had been nurtured to good health Photo: Keio University Hospital
Source: UGC

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According to Keio University Hospital, the infant’s mother had been worried that he would not survive but she is glad to see he is now fine.

She said: "I can only say I'm happy that he has grown this big because honestly, I wasn't sure he could survive."

The record for the tiniest baby in the world was previously held by a boy born in Germany weighing 274g.

This is good news.

Meanwhile Legit.ng previously reported that popular Nigerian blogger, Sisi Yemmie, recently welcomed her second child, a baby girl.

The food and lifestyle vlogger, who has managed to build a strong following through her simplistic and intimate vlogs, shared pictures of her adorable baby girl on her Instagram page.

She and her husband Bobo Odusanya, who is also often spotted in her YouTube videos, welcomed the new addition to their family on February 22, 2019.

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