Record-breaking premature baby girl home from hospital in time for Christmas

Marcus and Rachel Gilmore with the daughter Raina at their home outside Ballyclare (Liam McBurney/PA)

A girl believed to be the smallest surviving premature baby born on the island of Ireland has been described as her parents’ “little miracle” before their special first Christmas at home together.

Raina Gilmore weighed 378g, less than a pound, when she was delivered via Caesarean at 26 weeks on June 28.