In this beautiful moment, one of the tiniest babies to survive a birth in the UK shares his father for the first time. Macey Micklethwaite, a Worcester native, weighed only 551g and was a little bigger than her father’s hand when she was born.

His father Rhys had been in a catastrophic motorbike accident and had almost missed death, making his survival all the more remarkable.

So when mother Karen Dawkins found out she was 18 weeks pregnant, the couple was overjoyed. Karen gave birth prematurely after a few months, and the couple was told by doctors that their little daughter had a slim chance of survival.

When she was born, she was the size of my hand. I felt she didn’t look like a newborn when I first viewed the images, but now I say, “Wow, what a baby.” She had to go through a lot. “I’m lucky to have him,” Mom added.

She was five months old when she was finally allowed to come home. At eight months, she weighed 8.5 pounds, which is somewhat more than the average weight of a full-term infant.

He’s just an ordinary baby. Despite her little stature, she keeps up with the others. She is developing and improving her health.

Cots for Tots, a non-profit organization that generates funds for equipment that saves the lives of premature babies and provides free housing for parents and siblings of newborns at St. Michael’s, has helped the family.

She is now raising money for them because she is appreciative of the help she received.