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鈥淗e was so tiny鈥� you were scared to touch him.鈥�

The 麻豆社鈥檚 Rachel Burden went to speak to the parents of a premature baby born at 23 weeks. Baby Robbie was born at St Mary鈥檚 Hospital in Manchester last year, weighing only 1 pound 3 oz鈥�.

Jennifer Buchan and Stuart Dowell, Robbie鈥檚 parents, were worried that he wouldn鈥檛 survive.

Robbie has just left hospital after 307 days and is back at home with his Mum, Dad and Brother Jake.

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