A ‘miracle’ baby survived after being born with just two tablespoons of blood in her entire body.

Frankie Morrison had just 35ml of blood in her body when she was born – seven times less than the average amount – which meant she had more water than blood in her body.

The tot had to immediately be resuscitated by doctors after she was born by emergency Caesarean section on October 20 last year after doctors discovered she hadn’t been moving due to the lack of blood in her body.

Fighter – doctors warned Frankie’s parents to expect the worst (Pictures: SWNS)

Doctors at Hull Royal Infirmary warned parents Maria Sandars, 32, and Chris Morrison, 33, to expect the worst but little Frankie proved to be a fighter.

Mum-of-three Maria, from Hull, said: “I went up to her and there was this chubby little eight pound baby who was so bloated because she had all this water instead of blood inside her.”

“Her body was soaking wet and they were carrying out chest drains on her because water had got into her lungs and chest.

“But I just took one look at her and knew she was a fighter and would pull through.”

Lucky – Frankie’s mum Maria says she’ll never feel unlucky again

Maria said the tot’s condition wasn’t completely unheard of but was very severe and doctors warned her and Chris that if Frankie survived it was likely she would be wheelchair-bound or brain-damaged for the rest of her life.

After Frankie was stabilised she was rushed to Leicester by helicopter for specialist treatment but miraculously began to improve during the journey and was transferred back to East Yorkshire after just three days of observations.

Admin assistant Maria said: “She had two blood transfusions while she was at Hull Royal Infirmary and they must have kicked in during the helicopter ride to Leicester.”

Frankie was allowed to return home with Maria and Chris to meet older sisters Brooke, 10, and Mollie, five, just three weeks after being born.

Family – Frankie is home with her family now

A year on the only repercussions the ‘water baby’ has experienced is a slightly weaker immune system than other children her age and her mum said her consultant couldn’t believe how well she was doing.

“It’s brilliant,” Maria added. “We are just the luckiest people in the world.

“I would never class myself as unlucky again after seeing what Frankie went through.

“I still cannot believe the baby sat in front of me after everything she has been through.”