A premature baby has been brought "back to life" after his Australian mother, Kate Ogg, spent two hours touching, cuddling and holding the baby. The baby, Jamie, was born at 27 weeks and weighed 2 lb. Doctors fought to save his life but he was pronounced dead and given to his parents so they could say goodbye at a Sydney hospital.

But his mother did not give up. She held baby Jamie against her and talked to him for a couple of hours. In what is being described as a "miracle," the baby began to show some signs of life. 

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(UKPA) – Jul 8, 2010

Teenagers are more likely to give birth prematurely and have a smaller baby than women in their 20s, research suggested.

Early birth risk is more pronounced if 14 to 17-year-olds have a second child, the study found.

The research team, which monitored 50,000 women in north-west England over a two-year period, is calling for better sex education and contraception.

It monitored 3,636 mothers between 14 and 17 at the time of birth, 7,506 aged 18 or 19, and 45,211 who were between 20 and 29.

Those aged under 17 were found to be 21% more likely to have a premature baby with their first pregnancy, and 93% more likely to have their second baby early.

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