Lennox Moles weighed just 800 grams at birth and was delivered prematurely at 25 weeks.
Before being transferred to his incubator, medical professionals at The Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, quickly placed him in a plastic bag to assist control his body temperature and avoid hypothermia.
Lilly Munro, Lennox’s mother, referred to the newborn’s makeshift residence as a “oven bag” and stated that it was standard procedure for preterm infants who lacked the necessary development to stay warm.
“It is quite confronting image… He was put in a plastic oven-type bag and whisked away,” Ms Munro told Daily Mail Australia
The Remarkable Story Of The Baby Who Weighed 800 Grams At Birth
Lennox Moles weighed just 800 grams at birth and was delivered prematurely at 25 weeks.
Before being transferred to his incubator, medical professionals at The Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, quickly placed him in a plastic bag to assist control his body temperature and avoid hypothermia.
Lilly Munro, Lennox’s mother, referred to the newborn’s makeshift residence as a “oven bag” and stated that it was standard procedure for preterm infants who lacked the necessary development to stay warm.
“It is quite confronting image… He was put in a plastic oven-type bag and whisked away,” Ms Munro told Daily Mail Australia.
“It’s what they do in order to preserve [a premature baby’s] temperature because they can’t regulate their temperature.”
Lennox was taken home after 111 days at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne after his birth.
The survival rate for babies born at this point in the pregnancy is only 50%.
