Brothers Adiah and Adrial Nadarajah they hold the Guinness record for the most premature babies and are considered by many to be “miracle children” who managed to survive thanks to the development of science and the immense love that their parents put into caring for them.

These little ones were born in Canada, four months earlier than expected, just when their mother was 22 weeks pregnant.

Guinness World Records, recognized the Nadarajah babies as the most premature and lightest twins ever born. Prior to this case, the record was held by the Ewoldt twins who were born in Iowa at 22 weeks and 1 day gestation.

Shakina Rajendram and Kevin Nadarajah, are the parents of Adiah and Adrial. Early in the twin pregnancy, they struggled when their doctor told them the babies weren’t “viable.”

“When I heard those words come out of the doctor’s mouth, I still I could feel the babies very alive inside of me. I couldn’t understand how they couldn’t be viable,” Shakina said. CNN.

The 35-year-old woman and her 37-year-old partner lived in Ajax, Ont., 35 miles east of Toronto. They had the bitter experience of losing a first pregnancy and were not about to let history repeat itself. They were going to fight for their babies with all their might.

They looked for information on the Internet and discovered that there was in Canada the Mount Sinai Hospital, in Toronto. The medical center could provide assistance for her little ones, but the pregnancy was expected to reach 22 weeks, and Shakina was only 21 weeks and five days pregnant.

He March 4, 2022just with 22 weeks gestation, the girl was born Adiah Laelynn Nadarajah. Its weight was less than 340 grams. His brother, Adrial Luka Nadarajahcame into the world 23 minutes later and weighed less than 425 grams.

“For us they were perfect from every angle (…) They were born smaller than the palms of our hands. People still don’t believe us when we tell them,” the twins’ father said.

The couple explained that the doctors have a strict protocol of no intervention before 22 weeks. The parents acknowledged that they did not understand the reasons, but they respected the decision until the parameters for action were met.

At birth, the twins went straight to the neonatal intensive care unit. Shakina and Kevin understood when they first saw them the scale of the challenge doctors faced to keep the little ones alive and thriving.

Chief Pediatrician at Mount Sinai Hospital, Dr Prakesh Shahsaid that this case had caused many questions among doctors because the delicacy of the patients made them wonder what was the right thing to do.

“The babies were in a lot of pain and pain, their skin was peeling off. Even the removal of the surgical tape was peeling off their skin,” the doctor said. However, the the hope and strength that parents put by encouraging her babies, she became a driving force for everyone.

Medical treatments for premature twins They lasted almost six months in the hospital, with very sad moments and setbacks in the development of the children, especially during the first weeks of life.

Adiah was the first to have all the parameters to return home. She did so after spending 161 days in hospital. His brother Adrial succeeded six days later, in August 2022, although he had to return to hospital on at least three occasions.

THE canadian twins they will have to maintain their check-ups with specialists and various types of therapies, but they evolve favorably and master all the skills of children their age.

“Our babies they are happy, healthy and activebreathing and feeding, rolling over, babbling all the time, growing well, playing and enjoying baby life,” Kevin said.

Adiah’s and Adrial’s parents are aware that the premature birth of a baby can lead to health complications, both in the initial stage and later, but they stated that they don’t expect perfect children. They strive to provide them with the greatest possible stability in their homes, and love this tremendous boost that they have not lacked since their conception.