Baby Born With Heart Outside Her Chest Heads Home Against the Odds

Baby Born With Heart Outside Her Chest Heads Home Against the Odds
Venellope Hope Wilkins, 2 weeks, 5 days old. University Hospitals of Leicester
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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After 14 months in hospital, a baby born with her heart outside her chest is finally going home.

Vanellope Hope Wilkins is thought to be the first ever baby in the UK to survive the incredibly rare condition known as ecto cordis, which was picked up on a scan when her mum was just nine weeks pregnant.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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