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Taiwanese premature baby born in Okinawa returns home thanks to support

Taiwanese premature baby born in Okinawa returns home thanks to support

May 25, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo

A twenty-year-old Taiwanese mother who delivered a baby in the seventh month of pregnancy while travelling in Okinawa flew from Naha Airport to Taiwan with her baby at 9 p.m. on May 24. The newborn had gained 1600 grams, making him twice his March 30 birth weight, 884 grams. The doctor who took care of the infant, Masaya Miyagi at the Nanbu Medical Center/Nanbu Child Medical Center, gave the “okay” for the family to return home, saying “the baby is growing...