Third-smallest baby born

Melinda Star Guido is surrounded by news cameras as she is discharged on Jan. 20 from Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center five months after her birth in Los Angeles. Guido was born at 24 weeks weighing 9.5 ounces, making her the third-smallest baby born in the world. At the time of her discharge, she weighed a mere 4.5 pounds. Doctors will continue to monitor her for the next six years.