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Sunday, 18 December 2016

Tragedy as premature baby too small for life- saving heart surgery dies in her mother's arms

A premature baby born two small for life-saving heart surgery has died in her mum's arms.

Little Annie Steven was born with two holes in her heart and desperately needed surgery but was too small to operate on.
She was born at 34 weeks on October 28, Annie weighing only three pounds - nearly half the weight of her twin brother, Henry.
Doctors also thought Baby Annie had Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS), a rare genetic development disorder which affects many parts of the body.
She needed three blood transfusions to stay alive, with her family campaigning tirelessly to encourage people.

But sadly Annie caught an infection while in hospital in Cardiff and died on Wednesday afternoon.

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