A premature baby born the size of a bag of sugar, who was kept alive in a sandwich bag, has defied the odds to start primary school. Now 4, Darcey Clegg weighed just 1 pound, 5 ounces (600 g) when she was born on Sept. 27, 2016, via an emergency C-section—three months early. The little girl had to fight for her life in the neonatal unit at Royal Oldham Hospital in Greater Manchester, until she miraculously came home on Dec. 30 after 64 days in the hospital. Now despite everything, she is getting ready to start school in September, and mom Gill Glegg, 50, couldn’t be prouder. “Darcey is amazing,” said Gill, a carer from Littleborough, Greater Manchester. “She was so tiny in that little sandwich bag, I didn’t know if she would make it. “But now she has defied the odds and she is perfectly healthy. “It’s so emotional to …
Baby Born the Size of a Bag of Sugar, Kept Alive in Sandwich Bag Is Now 4, Starting Primary School
October 4, 2021
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