There are some stories that seem too crazy to be real, but ARE. A newborn in China was born prematurely and pronounced dead almost a month later after being closely monitored. Hours before his cremation the unthinkable happened: the little boy awoke. Learn more about this remarkable story and read through 17 other miracle baby stories.
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–With additional reporting by Claudya Martinez and Michelle Regalado
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Baby wakes hours before cremation
A baby boy named An An, born on January 8, 2016, was premature and only weighed 49 ounces. He was pronounced dead almost a month later and was sent to a morgue. While the staff prepped his body for cremation, the baby showed a sign of life and began to cry.
Baby found in trash bag
An innocent baby was found stuffed in a black plastic bag with the umbilical cord and placenta still attached–and it was all caught on video. A woman managed to rescue the baby, who was miraculously still alive. The location hasn't been confirmed, but reportedly this may have taken place in the Philippines.
Newborn wakes mother from coma
A North Carolina mother named Shelly Cawley was put to sleep before an emergency C-section was performed. She wasn't waking up so they put her newborn son, Rylan, on her chest. Miraculously, her vital signs spiked when he started crying.
Mom gives birth after 54 days in coma
Karla Perez suffered a stroke and was declared brain dead while expecting her unborn baby. The 22-year-old woman was in a coma and struggling for her life. Her family decided to keep her alive until she gave birth to her son. A team of more than 100 medical staff made sure that Perez's baby boy was delivered alive and healthy before his mom passed away.
Baby born the size of a cell phone
In 2014, Adilynn Renee was born in North Carolina weighing less than one pound, and four months premature. She was so tiny that she was about the size of a cell phone. She was diagnosed with pneumonia twice and a blood infection.
Dead for 45 minutes after giving birth
Last year, Ruby Graupera-Cassimiro's heart stopped for 45 minutes while giving birth. She suffered a rare and potentially deadly complication while giving birth to her daughter via C-section. Doctors tried to revive her for three hours, gave up, but she finally awoke.
Baby born in amniotic sac
Baby Silas was born premature at just 26 weeks in Cedars-Sinai medical center in California. During his delivery via C-section, doctors uncovered that his amniotic sac didn't burst, which means he was born in his water bag. The case was extremely rare and potentially dangerous.
Baby born weighing less than 1 lb
Back in 2013, baby Finley Devonshire was born at 24 weeks weighing less than one pound. He had a 10 percent chance of surviving. In the end, he received the treatment needed and was in perfectly great health.
Preemie's first 80 days
Walker Pruett who was born prematurely weighing only 1 pound and 3 ounces in April 2014. His parents created a time lapse video of his first 80 days of his life that were spent in the NICU. He was able to go home happy and healthy.
Woman born without a uterus gives birth
In 2014, in Sweden, a 36-year-old woman born without a uterus welcomed a baby boy. Her friend ended up donating her uterus so that the woman's dream of having a family could come true.
Mom gives birth to twins 87 days apart
In 2013, Maria Jones-Elliot set a Guinness World Record after giving birth to her twin girls 87 days apart. She went into labor four months before her due date and her second daughter didn't arrive until almost 3 months later!
Mom gives birth to 4 babies in 4 minutes
Grace Slattery gave birth to four babies in four minutes. Most women pray to have a quick delivery, but this one takes the cake!
Woman gives birth after seizure
While six months pregnant, Gemma Jamieson suffered from seizure caused by preeclampsia. She had a C-section to save the life of her baby. When she awoke, her precious miracle was finally here.
Frozen premature baby
In 2013, medics worked to revive Harvey Sutton for 30 minutes. He was suffering from anemia, blood poisoning and brain bleeds after he was delivered by emergency C-section at 37 weeks. Once his faint heartbeat was detected, he was frozen for three days and the unconventional treatment saved his life.
Triplets with one in a million odds
In 2014, Allison and Wes Rhoa became parents to identical triplet daughters, Ava, Avery and Alissa,despite that the chances of that happening through natural conception are about one-in-a-million!
Super rare triplets
Another couple, April and Brad Dooley, from Long Beach, California welcomed incredibly rare male identical triplets into the world on January 14, 2014.
Dad delivers his own baby
The Ali's only had one baby, but their daughter's birth was just as crazy as if they had multiples! In 2014, Zaheer was forced to deliver his own baby not because they didn't make it the hospital, but because a maternity ward mix-up left them without a doctor or nurse!
Baby born at 24 weeks
As one of the youngest babies to have ever been born in the Scotland, Emily Cressey, weighed only 1 pound, 3 ounces when she was born back in 2014. But 10 weeks after her extremely premature birth, she continues to thrive, thanks in large part to her mother's unwavering care and faith.
