She was given a one in 20 chance of surviving.
The smallest premature baby delivered in the last 20 years in the UK has finally gone home.
Isabella Evans was not expected to live long after she was born at 24 weeks last June.
She weighed a tiny 12oz and her hands were not even the size of a 1p coin.
But she battled through and is now facing a brighter future at home in Bishop’s Cleeve, Gloucestershire, with mum Kym Brown and dad Ryan Evans.
Ms Brown told the Sun: ‘Realistically she shouldn’t be here. There were so many times we could have lost her.
‘But she never stops fighting. We love her to bits. She’s perfect.’
Isabella survived two serious bowel operations during her six month stay in hospital after being born via c-section.
Her mother had pre-eclampsia and needed emergency surgery to help deliver her baby.
The ten-month-old had been wrapped in bubble wrap and kept in an incubator to help control her temperature and breathing.
She was initially given a one in 20 chance of recovery.
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Ms Brown added: ‘It was love at first sight and the protective maternal instinct kicks in.
‘I stayed with her every night she was in hospital.’
Isabella still has some way to go before she’s full healthy but she has been home since December 16.
Her dad Mr Evans said taking her home was ‘one of the best feelings in the world.’
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