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'Thank you for saving my baby's life'

When Abiageal Peters was born premature at 23 weeks gestation, surgeons at London’s St George's Hospital were forced to operate due to a ruptured intestine.

It's believed she is the youngest patient ever to undergo - and survive - major abdominal surgery anywhere in the world.

Victoria speaks to Abiageal’s mother Louise, and Zahid Mukhtar, a consultant paediatric surgeon, who led the team of surgeons in the operation.

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7 minutes