Lightest triplet birth (female)
Who
Rubi-Rose Hopkins, Payton-Jane Hopkins, Porscha-Mae Hopkins
What
1284 gram(s)
Where
United Kingdom (Bristol)
When

Rubi-Rose, Payton-Jane and Porscha-Mae Hopkins (all UK), who were born to Michaela White and Jason Hopkins at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, UK, on 14 February 2021, had a combined weight of 1,284 g (2 lb 13.3 oz).

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Rubi-Rose (Triplet 1) was born at 10.33 a.m. and weighed 467 g (1 lb) at birth. Payton-Jane (Triplet 2) was born at 12.01 p.m. weighing 402 g (0.89 oz) and Porscha-Mae was born at 12.02 p.m. weighing 415 g (0.91 oz).

The Hopkins triplets are also the most premature triplets to survive delivered at a gestational age of 22 weeks 5 days (159 days), making them 121 days premature. The standard gestational period for a full-term baby is 40 weeks (280 days).

The triplets remained at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for several months as a result of their early arrival. Rubi-Rose and Payton-Jane were discharged in July 2021 and Porscha-Mae was permitted to return home on 1 October 2021. The triplets celebrated their first birthday on 14 February 2022.

The lowest birthweight recorded for a surviving infant, of which there is definitive evidence, is 212 g (7.48 oz) in the case of Kwek Yu Xuan (Singapore), who was delivered by emergency Caesarian section four months early at the National University Hospital, Singapore, on 9 June 2020. This record was verified by the Tiniest Babies Registry.

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