In a longsoughtafter day worth celebrating, the smallest baby ever born at CedarsSinai Medical Center "graduated" from the hospital on Friday, 10 months after her birth. According to tradition for such events, the parents of Ellyannah Lopez moved the tassel of her pink graduate cap from the left to the right as the hospital celebrated with a "baby graduation" ceremony from the neonatal intensive care unit.

The baby's mother, Cecia Juarez, went into labor threeandahalf months early in the spring of 2023. The baby, also known as "Elly," was less than 13 ounces at the time of her birth with "slim" chances at survival. She struggled with chronic lung disease and had multiple setbacks during her 300plus days in the hospital.

KTLA's Rachel Menitoff reports on March 15, 2024.

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