A Scots baby, who is believed to be the smallest in the UK, has been discharged after being given a 20 percent chance of survival.
Hannah Stibbles was born by emergency C-section at 25 weeks on December 30, 2021 and weighed an absolutely tiny 11.5oz.
The average weight for a newborn girl in the UK is 7lb 4oz - meaning Hannah weighed around just 13 percent of the average weight of a newborn baby.
Hannah was then transferred from the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow to Ayrshire Maternity Unit’s Neonatal Unit at 61-days-old.
Hannah's mum Ellie Paton explained: “I had Hannah prematurely due to preeclampsia.
"She was born with chronic lung disease and her lungs kept collapsing because of this and how tiny she was.
"We were told she only had a 20 percent chance of survival.
“Hannah had to be on a ventilator from birth but has gradually been stepped down and now only requires a low flow of oxygen which she can receive while at home.
"She got her feeding tube out and is doing great with demand feeds – she’s now a little chunky monkey at 5 pounds, 15 ounces!
Despite everything, Hannah, who is now almost five months old, returned home to Newmilns with her dad Brandon Stibbles on Monday, May 23.
Ellie continued: “She has defied all the odds and we are so delighted that we now get to take her home.
"We’d like to say a massive thank you to the teams involved in Hannah’s care in both Ayrshire and Glasgow – they have been truly wonderful.”
Caroline Blake, Clinical Midwife Manager at Ayrshire Maternity Unit, said: “Hannah is a little fighter and has gone from strength to strength.
"She is unrecognisable now from the tiny baby she was when she first came in to our care.
"We would like to wish Hannah and her family a very happy and healthy future.”
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