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27th May 2017
12:28pm BST

"It was a miracle and over the following days we couldn’t believe what we were seeing," said Rachel, who was under anaesthetic for two days after the birth. “The doctors were simply astounded. “We were told how lucky we were, how the chances of this happening were slim to none and how our daughter was ‘Miracle Matilda’. “And within no time at all she became so strong that we were talking about going home.”The parents paid tribute to the hospital staff who saved the little girl. Matilda will still have to undergo MRI scans and will need check-ups throughout her childhood.
"We never get too ahead of ourselves, we know she’s not out the woods yet and there may be health problems which emerge later," said Rachel. “But at the end of the day, Matilda shouldn’t even be alive. She defied the odds and proved everyone wrong."
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