Jamaica Hospital Medical Center: She's A Small Wonder

If the best gifts come in small packages then indeed baby Faith Weaver is a very special gift. Weaver was born four months premature and weighed only 14oz at birth, thus making Faith the smallest baby ever cared for in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.

Leaving the hospital recently for the first time since she’s been born, Faith Weaver arrived prematurely to mother Shanisha McCallister. Suffering from previous medical issues, Ms. McCallister developed further complications of her pregnancy forcing her to go into labor at only 23-24 weeks of gestation. Given her condition, doctors decided to deliver the baby despite her being 4 months premature. On March 9, 2006 Faith Weaver was born weighing only 390grams. Though mom was doing well and was discharged a few days after giving birth, baby Faith had a much longer stay of 172 days and finally was able to leave the hospital to be with her with her mom. No longer weighing under a pound, Faith now weighs in at at over 5lbs.

Dr. Ajey Jain, Director of Neonatology at Jamaica Hospital says “Faith is truly a miracle child. She’s the smallest baby we have ever birthed and she has made a remarkable recovery. Thanks to the staff of the NICU Faith is now a happy healthy baby”. Dr. Jain is expecting Faith to grow to normal height and weight over the next few months.