Christianne Ray is 2 feet 9 inches tall. Her fiance, Jeremy Bowden, is 6 feet 4 inches tall. Christianne may have the distinction of being the shortest mother in the world.

Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia is a disorder of the skeletal system, resulting in dwarfism and other skeletal abnormalities. Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Congenita is presentin 1 in 95,000 births; Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Tarda develops later in childhood. Both forms can be inherited, but are more commonly the result of a random genetic mutation.