Lexi Lacey was hold 14 weeks previous . She weigh less than a British pound . She was give a 10 % chance to live . And a fictile sandwich old bag from the hospital cafeteria saved her life .
The principal concern with a infant suffer that early is maintaining body temperature ; they lack the necessary body avoirdupois to remain warm . But the brooder at Worcestershire Royal Hospital , where Lexi was born , were designed to reconcile babies born from 28 calendar week forwards . Because there was no clip to move her to a special readiness , doctors had to improvise . Enter the plastic sandwich bag .
The bag , just 15 cm , was humble enough to act as as an insulate crown for Lexi , sustaining her until she was strong enough to be transferred to a better - equipped infirmary . She then spend 11 weeks in retrieval , and was finally allowed to go home Sept. 3 . [ TelegraphPhoto : SWNS ]
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