Victoria Bradley says, when her daughter Francesca was born just two days after the 24 week abortion limit, she looked like a fetus: her hand was the size of a fingernail, her feet the size of pennies.


The little girl weighed less than two pounds and no one expected her to survive.
But nine months later Francesca is thriving and defying all odds.

She fought off Meningitis, collapsed lungs and kidney problems, had 15 blood transfusions and laser eye surgery, all in the first few weeks of her life.


Now Francesca is free of all life, supporting medications, wires and oxygen.

Even Victoria never thought her daughter would be here and says it’s scary to think.
If she was born just two days earlier, she probably wouldn’t for Inside Edition.
Comm I’m Alina.