Baby Ashleigh comes out tops in operation - doctors put heart in chest

Ashleigh Louw's family has commended the little girl's fighting spirit after she came through a three-hour operation with flying colours.

18 Jan 2010

Ashleigh, born with her heart outside her body and chest wall more than a week ago, was yesterday successfully operated on to close the abdominal wall and put the heart back in her chest.

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