The girl who was saved by doctors after she was born with her heart outside her chest is now facing more breakthrough treatment – as her family are preparing for their ‘little miracle’ to go back into hospital.
Vanellope Wilkins was allowed home from hospital for the first time five years ago after the world-first surgery.
She weighed just 3 lb 8oz when she was delivered at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester on November 22 2017, where a 50-strong team was