A new mum feared her tiny baby wouldn't live to see her first Christmas as doctors fought to keep her alive.
Sophie Louise James was just 25 weeks pregnant when her waters broke and she was rushed to A&E. Doctors attempted to keep the baby inside Sophie's womb for as long as possible but just four days later, she went into labour and gave birth to a tiny Marley naturally.
The newborn arrived on April 2 at 5.57am and weighed so little that doctors feared she wouldn't make it. Marley was taken to NICU at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral, where medics battled against a complex list of health issues including renal failure and a bleed on the brain.
