VIDEO — World’s Most Premature Baby Celebrates First Birthday in Iowa: ‘Feels Like a Victory’
A little boy in Ankeny, Iowa, celebrates an important step with his family after reaching a Guinness world record.
Nash Keen recently turned one and his parents, Randall and Mollie, are on the moon with joy when they saw their growing son, the record website reported on Wednesday.
Nash is a very special baby because of its survival story that started last summer. It was delivered on July 5, 2024 to a gestational age of 21 weeks. This meant that he entered the world 133 days earlier. The record article said for his birthday, he was named the most premature baby.
His mother said, “It is surreal, honestly. A year ago, we did not know what the future would look like, and now we celebrated its first birthday “, adding:” It is emotional in many ways: pride, gratitude, even sorrow for the difference of its journey. But above all, it’s like a victory. “
According to the Mayo Clinic website, a typical pregnancy for a woman lasts about 40 weeks.
In an article on social networks on Wednesday, the Iowa University of Health Care Children’s Hospital shared photos of Nash and their parents, saying that the family was grateful to their medical team for helping to preserve their son’s life.
“They kept his heart on the way. They really gave him a chance to fight,” said his father, Randall:
“The most premature baby in the world” is a title that Nash has won at birth at 21 weeks, 133 days before …
Posted by Iowa Health Care Stead Hospital Family Children’s Wednesday July 23, 2025
Nash weighed 10 ounces at birth and was immediately placed in the neonatal intensive care unit. But the medical staff said that he had shown resilience and that he had crossed like a champion. He was allowed to go home in January.
His mother said: “Nash is not only a record – he is a heart thief. From the start, our family and our friends rallied behind him, and as his story has spread, love too.”
Social media users quickly offered their warm boy wishes to the little boy, a person call him a “Baby Miracle!” While another user said“May the Lord bless this child every day of his life.”
