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Will Hayward

Baby born at 23 weeks who weighed the same as a loaf of bread had just a one in five chance of survival

When little baby Osian was born on November 9, 2021, at only 23 weeks his mum Georgina was told he only had a 20% chance of survival. But "warrior" Osian has defied the odds and will soon be discharged after spending the first year of his life in hospitals.

Though he still has a lot of challenges ahead of him, his family have said they are very excited to bring him home to live with his siblings.

Mum Georgina Jones, who is originally from Swansea, said: "Osian was born with chronic lung disease and all the other complications that come with being so tiny - a birth weight of 507 grams. He was born on a Tuesday so in the early weeks we used to celebrate getting to Tuesday, when we had hit a Tuesday it meant that he had made another week. Tuesdays went by in the NICU in Southmead hospital and Osian was still on a ventilator." You can get more Swansea news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.

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