are born as early as allaya. and her world for weeks was an incubator, respirator and series of challenges. medical, technical, and emotional. >> none of her organs are work like they should. her skin is one cell layer thick. almost like the bottom of a, blister. >> even taking a blood sample was risky. allaya was born with less than an ounce of it in her body. >> because she was so small. she really was reaching the limits of our technology. so we had to sit down and -- get creative about our approaches to many things. >> one night her heart rate plummeted. cpr brought her back to life. she left the hospital, six weeks weighing 5 pounds, eight ounces. almost 9 times her birth weight. >> never doubted it. oh, no. i refuse to put doubt in there. she was here for a reason. and, everything happens for a reason. >> reporter: tiny allaya was born with a big heart. >> did you have faith? >> i had hope, faith, prayer. i had everything. there was no doubt in my mind that they couldn't dupe what they needed to do to make

. >> allaya. like don't cry. i'm happy. >> reporter: allaya is a medical miracle. >> we got to see the human being formed outside of the womb. >> they were thrilled when they learned she was pregnant. but early on they could see this was not going to be easy. barely 6 months in, the higher tension put megan at risk for a stroke. allaya stopped growing inside her. doctors had trouble finding a fetal heartbeat. megan needed an emergency c section. allaya as born, 14 weeks early. she weighed 10 ounces. and head to toe measured ten inches long. >> she is tiny. size of a small kilten or smaller. a baby bird. >> a neo nay toll gist says allaya was born half the size of the smallest premature babies at levine children's hospital in charlotte. >> what did you tell the parents? very well die. as long as they're, there is hope. i will focus on the hope. >> but hope seemed like a stretch. less than 1% of babies in the u.s. are born as early as allaya. and her world for weeks was an incubator, respirator and series of challe

are born as early as allaya. and her world for weeks was an incubator, respirator and series of challenges. medical, technical, and emotional. >> none of her organs are work like they should. her skin is one cell layer thick. almost like the bottom of a, blister. >> even taking a blood sample was risky. allaya was born with less than an ounce of it in her body. >> because she was so small. she really was reaching the limits of our technology. so we had to sit down and -- get creative about our approaches to many things. >> one night her heart rate plummeted. cpr brought her back to life. she left the hospital, six weeks weighing 5 pounds, eight ounces. almost 9 times her birth weight. >> never doubted it. oh, no. i refuse to put doubt in there. she was here for a reason. and, everything happens for a reason. >> reporter: tiny allaya was born with a big heart. >> did you have faith? >> i had hope, faith, prayer. i had everything. there was no doubt in my mind that they couldn't dupe what they needed to do to make

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