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Matt Gibson & Peter Diamond

‘Miracle’ baby born at just 23 weeks had hands the size of her dad’s fingernail

A baby who had just a one in four chance of surviving after being born 17 weeks premature has been described as a miracle after pulling through.

Elsie spent 10 weeks in an incubator on life-support after she was born at 23 weeks weighing just 1lb 10z on June 10 last summer.

Her tiny hand was no bigger than her dad’s fingernail when she was born after a difficult pregnancy in which her mum suffered a heavy bleeding.

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