A baby born in Tokyo weighing the same as a large onion has gone home healthy, becoming the smallest newborn boy in the world to leave hospital safely. The tiny tot weighed just 268 grams --- under 10 ounces --- when he was delivered at 24 weeks, reportedly after he stopped growing in the womb. He was so small he fit in an adult's cupped hands. But after five months of treatment, he now weighs 3.238 kilos, is feeding normally, and has been discharged, Keio University Hospital said. "I can only say I'm happy that he has grown this big because honestly, I wasn't sure he could survive," the boy's mother said. Doctor Takeshi Arimitsu, who treated the infant, said he wa...
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