Baby Born Weighing Less Than Chocolate Bar One Of Smallest Ever To Survive

However, it appears the little girl was much tougher than she looked. Despite initial challenges – including her weight dropping during her first days of life – she began taking milk after seven weeks.

Manushi was given blood transfusions and even had her respiratory support switched off temporarily, resulting in her holding her breath while sleeping.

After six months, the pint sized fighter is being discharged from the hospital and is believed to be intellectually normal, despite still being a minute 5.2lbs. Her eyesight is also said to be normal.

According to the Hindustan Times, former president of the Neonatology Forum of India, Dr Ajay Gambhir, has stated:

We are grateful to Seeta and her family and we appreciate them for setting a new example to the community.

Rajasthan where the girls, still considered a burden, are thrown into the trash immediately after birth or are left in the orphanage.

The couple treated their baby girl who had negligible chance of survival.

Well done to the incredible doctors who never gave up hope on giving a brave little girl a shot at life.