Small wonder

Kaitlyn Hassler weighed only 11 ounces when she was born. Now 4 years old, she is growing into a normal life.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007 | 6:46 p.m. CDT; updated 3:21 p.m. CDT, Sunday, July 6, 2008
BY SALLY MORROW

When Shields was just 24 weeks into her pregnancy, doctors told her she had developed HELLP syndrome, which compromises the liver and blood. It is a complication of preeclampsia, a disorder characterized by high blood pressure during pregnancy, among other symptoms. Doctors told Shields she would die unless they performed a Caesarean section immediately.

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