Growth record of world's smallest surviving baby

Growth record of world's smallest surviving baby

Photo taken on May 23, 2019, shows the growth record of Ryusuke Sekino, which was kept by nurses and nursery staff at an intensive care unit for newborns in a hospital in the central Japan city of Nagano. The Japanese baby boy was admitted to the hospital after his birth weighing just 285 grams in October 2018. He was discharged from the hospital in good health the following April and was believed to be the smallest surviving baby in the world at the time.

Growth record of world's smallest surviving baby

Growth record of world's smallest surviving baby

Photo taken on May 23, 2019, shows the growth record of Ryusuke Sekino, which was kept by nurses and nursery staff at an intensive care unit for newborns in a hospital in the central Japan city of Nagano. The Japanese baby boy was admitted to the hospital after his birth weighing just 285 grams in October 2018. He was discharged from the hospital in good health the following April and was believed to be the smallest surviving baby in the world at the time.

Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby boy Ryusuke Sekino leaves hospital in Azumino, central Japan, on April 20, 2019, with his family after he was born weighing just 258 grams in October. The baby is believed to have set a new record as the world's smallest boy to survive and leave a hospital in good health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby boy Ryusuke Sekino leaves a hospital in Azumino, central Japan, on April 20, 2019, after he was born weighing just 258 grams in October. He is believed to have set a new record as the world's smallest boy to survive and leave a hospital in good health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby boy Ryusuke Sekino leaves a hospital in Azumino, central Japan, on April 20, 2019, after he was born weighing just 258 grams in October. He is believed to have set a new record as the world's smallest boy to survive and leave a hospital in good health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby boy Ryusuke Sekino leaves a hospital in Azumino, central Japan, on April 20, 2019, with his parents after he was born weighing just 258 grams in October. He is believed to have set a new record as the world's smallest boy to survive and leave a hospital in good health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby boy Ryusuke Sekino leaves hospital in Azumino, central Japan, on April 20, 2019, with his family after he was born weighing just 258 grams five months ago. He is believed to have set a new record as the world's smallest boy to survive and leave a hospital in good health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby boy Ryusuke Sekino leaves a hospital in Azumino, central Japan, with his family on April 20, 2019, after he was born weighing just 258 grams in October. The baby is believed to have set a new record as the world's smallest boy to survive and leave a hospital in good health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese baby boy as world's tiniest to survive

Japanese baby boy as world's tiniest to survive

Doctor Takehiko Hiroma (L) and the parents of baby boy Ryusuke Sekino attend a press conference at Nagano Children's Hospital in Azumino, central Japan, on April 19, 2019. The baby will soon be able to leave the hospital after he was born weighing just 258 grams in October 2018 -- the world's smallest boy to survive, according to the hospital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese baby boy as world's tiniest to survive

Japanese baby boy as world's tiniest to survive

Toshiko Sekino holds her baby boy Ryusuke at Nagano Children's Hospital in Azumino, central Japan, on April 19, 2019. The 3,374-gram baby will soon be able to leave the hospital after he was born weighing just 258 grams in October 2018 -- the world's smallest boy to survive, according to the hospital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese baby boy as world's tiniest to survive

Japanese baby boy as world's tiniest to survive

Toshiko Sekino (L) holds her baby boy Ryusuke at Nagano Children's Hospital in Azumino, central Japan, on April 19, 2019. The 3,374-gram baby will soon be able to leave the hospital after he was born weighing just 258 grams in October 2018 -- the world's smallest boy to survive, according to the hospital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo