One of the Tiniest Rumaisa Rahman was born after 26 weeks and 6 days, weighing only 244 grams. Nevertheless, she has a good chance of living a full, normal life. Rumaisa gained 2270 grams in the hospital and then, six months after her birth, went home. Her twin sister, Hiba, who weighed 590 grams at birth, had gone home two months earlier. At their one-year birthday, the twins seemed normal, with Rumaisa weighing 6800 grams and Hiba 7711 grams (CBS News, 2005).

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