Jerrick De Leon
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Jerrick De Leon is the name of a baby who became the world's smallest infant to survive an open-heart procedure called an arterial switch. Jerrick was born 13 weeks premature.
At the time of the operation on February 6, 2005, Jerrick weighed just over 1.5 pounds (700 grams).
[edit] External links
- "Pioneering surgery saves baby born 3 months early" - CNN.com article dated February 17, 2005