Doctors Save Premature Baby Using Sandwich Bag

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday September 28, 2010 @04:00AM from the keeping-baby-fresh dept.

Born 14 weeks early, Lexi Lacey owes her life to some MacGyver inspired doctors and a sandwich bag. Lexi was so small at birth that even the tiniest insulating jacket was too big, but she fit into a plastic sandwich bag nicely. ''The doctors told us they had never known a baby born as prematurely as Lexi survive. She was so tiny the only thing they had to keep her body temperature warm was a sandwich bag from the hospital canteen — it's incredible to think that saved her life," says her mom.

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Lexi Lacey? by Thanshin · 2010-09-28 04:06 · Score: 0, Troll

Lexi Lacey?Seriously?
Aren't there laws to protect children from that?
Re:Is the Story Real? by MWoody · 2010-09-28 04:54 · Score: 0, Troll

List of Infant Mortality Rates
United States: 6.3 deaths per 100,000 live births
United Kingdom: 4.8 deaths per 100,000 live births
Oh I'm sorry, do the facts get in the way of your opinion? How rude of me.