Tiny Lives

Charlie was born at just 23 weeks – almost the earliest a baby can be kept alive. His eyes haven’t opened yet and his lungs are only half grown. For his parents it’s an emotional rollercoaster, but despite the odds, Charlie proves to be a fighter. A family with premature twins finally gets to bring their son home after six months in the unit, and rhesus baby Parker undergoes a rare procedure to have all of his contaminated blood exchanged.

A long-standing staff member sees the unit from the other side when her twin grandsons are delivered by Caesarean section two months early, a family from Dumfries wait to be reunited and a first-time mum goes into labour at six months pregnant.