Sounds like he was very early. Pneumonia is not uncommon especially since he has probably been on the vent d/t age and size. The will pit the baby on IV antibiotics and possibly do respiratory treatments depending on the condition of the lungs. Being as early as it sounds like he was ie 900 gms after 3 weeks of life and being a male (especially if it’s white) predisposes him to life ling chronic lung probs, so pneumonia may be a common reoccurrence for him. As for “chances”, I would really need to know what kind of vent he was on, what his bloods gasses were, if he was also septic blood wise or not. There are just so many variables. Sounds like he was around 26 wks when he was born, maybe a little older. These baby’s can do great, or they can spiral down… A 26 weeker,male, in general? 60–70% go home, maybe? But does he want to know if the baby will breathe and have a heart beat, or if he will still be in diapers at 12 yrs old, with coke bottle glasses and “special classes” at his school? I believe you and I have discussed this before..we send a lot of babies home, but their quality of life is not always very good. The “do everything, do everything!” mentality of many families often gains for them waaaaay more than they bargained for. Hopefully for your friend’s nephew it’s a simple pneumonia cleared up w some antibiotics, and onward and upward he goes.