(CBN) – A New Mexico micro-preemie, who weighed 11.5 ounces the day he was born, celebrated his first birthday Tuesday, despite doctors only giving him a 30 percent chance of survival.
Jari Lopez was born at 24 weeks gestation and is the smallest neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) survivor from Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, according to ABC's "Good Morning America."
During a 20-week check-up, Jari's mother, Amber Higgins, was told by physicians that her baby was smaller than expected. She was admitted to the hospital for daily monitoring.
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