Premature baby kept in sandwich bag after birth to keep him Alive.

Tiny baby Isaac wrapped in a sandwich bag after birth.

A MIRACLE baby born prematurely when his mum
went into surprise labour at 30 weeks was kept
alive in a SANDWICH BAG.

Tiny Isaac Derwent was put into the small plastic
bag after his unexpected early arrival - and later
moved into an incubator to recreate a womb
environment.

Mother Jennifer, 32, was out shopping when she
felt a slight stomach pain - which she believed to
be innocuous.

the plastic bag help protect the vulnerable tot and kept him warm

                                      Isaac was the transferred to an incubator in the hospital.

But quick-thinking husband Jonathan, 38, who
delivered the couple's first child at home, rushed
her to hospital because he had a premonition he
might be about to deliver their second child.

And after being born ten weeks early and
weighing just 3lb 11oz, doctors wrapped him up
in the sandwich bag - much to Jennifer's
bewilderment.

But she said that although she was shocked to
see her newborn wrapped in plastic - he has made
a full recovery and she was now helping to raise
money in support of medical teams who cared for
him.

the child weighed just 3lb 11oz

She said: "Straight after being born Isaac was put
into a plastic bag and the doctors said the idea
behind that was to regulate his body temperature.

"It was quite shocking to give birth and then for
the first thing to happen is they put your baby in
a sandwich bag. We do have a picture of him in
it, which I am sure we can all laugh about when
he gets older.

"But it kept him warm and helped him get better.
"Giving birth at 30 weeks is far from ideal but we
are very fortunate to have been at Derriford
Hospital which is a center of excellence.

"We can't fault the care we received - the hospital
were fantastic with us.

healthy Isaac at home with his parents and sister

"I was so relieved when I heard him cry - it was
an amazing moment.

"When I was in hospital I felt really embarrassed
because I couldn't feel anything, but the nurses
were concerned as they knew he would be born
any minute."

Jennifer, a psychology teacher, was out shopping
for a toy box when she felt the "stomach ache".

When Jonathan, a structural and civil engineer,
took Jennifer to hospital and after her early birth
she was kept in the neonatal intensive care unit
at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, Devon, for
monitoring.

He was then moved into a special care unit where
he was kept for five weeks and is now reaching.

It wasn't the first time the couple, from
Avonwick, Devon, had an unusual birth.

Back in 2013 Jonathan spent 40 minutes
delivering their first child Holly before paramedics
arrived.

Jennifer couldn't be rushed to hospital because of
her painful contractions.