Archive · 26 Jul 2025
Iowa Baby Born at 21 Weeks Is World’s Most Premature Survivor
Nash Keen, a baby from Iowa, has broken a record!
He was born very early, at only 21 weeks of pregnancy, making him the most premature baby to live.
He weighed as much as a bar of soap at birth.
After a difficult start and six months in the hospital, he is now one year old.
He still needs a little help with oxygen and food, but his parents are very happy.
Doctors are watching his heart, but he is doing well and recently had a party for his first birthday.
He is already showing his own personality, and everyone is very excited for him.
Nash Keen, born at 21 weeks, is the most premature baby to survive.
He was born on July 5, 2024, at the University of Iowa’s Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
Nash weighed approximately 10 ounces at birth.
He spent six months in the NICU and now uses oxygen and a feeding tube.
Nash recently celebrated his first birthday and received a Guinness World Records certificate.
- Who
- Nash Keen, his parents Mollie and Randall Keen, and Dr. Amy Stanford.
- What
- Nash Keen is recognized as the world’s most premature baby to survive.
- When
- Born on July 5, 2024, and recently celebrated his first birthday.
- Where
- Born at the University of Iowa’s Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Ankeny, Iowa.
- Why
- To celebrate survival of premature birth and to highlight the medical advancements and challenges involved.
- Birth Weight
- Approximately 10 ounces
- Gestational Age at Birth
- 21 weeks
- Birth Date
- July 5, 2024
- Hospital
- University of Iowa’s Stead Family Children’s Hospital
- Current Status
- Uses oxygen and feeding tube
- Current Age
- One year
- Previous Record
- A baby born in Alabama in 2020