A baby the size of NEEDLE at 23 weeks challenges survival chances from one million to the next

A baby born the size of a needle at just 23 weeks challenged every chance of survival.

Hanna Rose, 25, and her partner, Daniel Bownes, 27, have been told by doctors five times that their baby George will not survive after birth, a week before the abortion.

The Worksop Boy in Nottinghamshire weighed only 1 lb. 5 oz. [700g] when he was born in July – as long as a hospital needle.

Born no bigger than a bottle of Heinz ketchup, the boy suffered four episodes of sepsis and meningitis, which led doctors and his parents to believe that he was not going to would never go out.

But after 26 weeks of hospitalization, the baby was miraculously sent home.

For the first time, Hanna, a mom, said, "The doctors told us that George had a one in a million chance of surviving and that it was almost impossible for him to pull it off.

"I was convinced that he was going to die so it's really a miracle that he's here with us."

"Every day we have with him is a real blessing."

Hanna had a normal pregnancy and had no complications.

But at 23 weeks of pregnancy – shortly before the legal term of abortion – she began to have back pain.

She said, "I thought it was just a back pain, I did not think I could be in work because it was too early.

"I went to the hospital and saw a doctor, but he said that I was giving birth.

"I was devastated, I was convinced that George would be born dead, I was so worried that my world had collapsed."

Hanna spent four days of painful work before giving birth to baby George at 23 weeks and six days of gestation.

Since George was not 24 weeks old and therefore unsustainable, Hanna says she did not have a monitor during work because there was no medical intervention.

Despite everything, the little fighter was born "fiery", although premature, he was put to rest, at the age of six minutes, and then placed in a plastic "sandwich bag" in an incubator.

Hanna said, "I just did not think he would survive, I did not want to talk to the doctors or name him in case they said it, I felt helpless.

"He was operated on immediately – we could not even touch him because he was born with a transparent skin."

George, whose due date was October 31 of last year, suffered from a swollen liver and had lost 40% of his blood during the operation that had been performed.

As he was too premature, after the operation, the child developed sepsis and meningitis and his tiny body suffered septic shock.

Hanna and Daniel were informed that they could do nothing for George and that he received the final blessing of a hospital chaplain.

The parents had hoped to register George's birth, but the doctors urged them not to leave because they thought there was only a few hours left to live.

But as Hanna and Daniel were with George with what they thought were his last moments, his miraculous condition began to improve.

The parents said the staff told them that they had never seen a patient with an infection marker as high as their son's.

She said, "The doctor said that we only had a few hours left.

"It was horrible – the priest came and blessed him and sat with him – we were told that it was better to change his life.

"But we read to him and suddenly the numbers on his blood pressure were going up, it was amazing."

While the toddler faces an uncertain future because he has to rely on an oxygen tank because he is unable to breathe without help, his proud parents say that every day spent with George is a blessing.

Back home, the George weighs nearly 6 pounds and, despite his problems, enjoys hugs with his mother and father.

Hanna and Daniel raise funds on GoFundMe to pay George's physiotherapy fees to improve his movements, as 75% of his cerebellum – the part of the brain that controls movement – has been damaged.

To date, the tot has received more than 20 blood transfusions and is waiting for his seventh operation to be on his heart.

She said: "George has a chronic lung disease and he can not breathe without badistance for long periods.

"He has an appointment at the hospital every day and his movements are also quite limited.

"But despite that, spending time with him was fantastic because we did not think he would be here.

"After the doctors say he will not go five times, every day is special.

"We just like to caress George, he's easily happy.

"He proved that everyone was wrong and was against everything the professionals know.

"We think it will continue to do that and with the proper help, it will thrive."

You can donate to George's call here.