Kathmandu, June 21. An American baby born in the fifth month of gestation, who was given “zero chances of survival” by neonatal specialists, has celebrated his first birthday.

Richard Scott William Hutchinson was born 131 days ahead of the prescribed due date in Minneapolis children’s hospital, Minnesota, USA. He weighed one-third of a kilogram, 340 grams.

The team of neonatology specialists at the hospital suggested that Richard’s had zero percent chances of survival. Richard was kept in intensive hospital care for six months.

Since it was during the pandemic, Richard’s parents Rick and Beth Hutchinson were not allowed to have a night stay at the hospital. After six months in December Richard was welcomed in his home.

Richard breaks World Record

On June 5, Richard celebrated his first birthday with his family and three dogs. 

Guinness world records recognized Richard as the most premature baby ever born in the world. In an official statement, Guinness said, “Richard was so tiny his parents could hold him in a single palm of their hands.”

Richard’s neonatologist Dr. Stacy Kern said Guinness World Records, “I couldn’t believe this was the same little boy that once was so sick, that I feared he may not survive. The same little boy that once fit in the palm of my hand, with skin so translucent that I could see every rib and vessel in his tiny body. I couldn’t help but squeeze him and tell him how proud I was of him.”