She was born 17 weeks early - and survived!

Englishwoman Willow Lyudden Brooks turned one. The fact that this happens, a year ago nobody believed, because the girl rodilasna 17 weeks ahead of schedule.

Willow - premature baby -rekordsmen that born ahead of schedule   four and a half months. At birth, the baby's weight was about 400 grams, and the doctors were 90% sure that the baby would not survive.

In 2002, Rebecca Brooks and Andrew Lyuddena first daughter Levi, after which they decided on a second baby. But in order to conceive it, the pair took seven long years. When this happy event finally happened, after a while the pregnancy almost ended tragically.

Pregnancy Rebecca barely passed a period of 20 weeks, when suddenly the water broke. The doctors managed to keep generations, but three weeks later the woman had developed a life-threatening infection, so doctors needed to save the mother at the cost of life of the baby. The fact that so premature baby   be able to survive, very few believed.

But when Willow was born, the doctors were amazed - the child was breathing on their own! And after a while the girl was able to even cry. By the way, even the name of the daughter of parents have picked up quite symbolic, because with the English Willow translated as "Willow." The baby was named so because of its incredible fragility.

The first 24 hours of life were decisive girl, and she took them with dignity. Willow was fighting for his life and won, today it is fully consistent with normal weight, and all the other indicators is completely healthy child.

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