Amazing girl, 2, born with her stomach, liver and bowel on the OUTSIDE of her body defies the odds - The Sun

AN AMAZING girl born with her stomach, liver and bowel on the outside of her body has defied the odds.

The toddler has defied all odds and still lives with stomach, liver and bowel outside her body.

Most babies with her condition have the organs reinserted in their body at birth, but because her exomphalos is unusually large doctors said they can't internalise them until she is three.

Early in all pregnancies, the intestine develops inside the umbilical cord and then usually moves inside the abdomen a few weeks later.

In exomphalos, the intestines - and in this case the stomach, liver and bowel - remain inside the umbilical cord but outside the abdomen.

Kelly said she was shocked they were offered an abortion at her 12-week scan.

Early in all pregnancies, the intestine develops inside the umbilical cord and then usually moves inside the abdomen a few weeks later.

In exomphalos, the intestines remain inside the umbilical cord but outside the abdomen.

The continued on with the pregnancy and went for scans every two weeks - and because the presence of exomphalos signal an 80 per cent chance of other birth abnormalities the mum underwent further tests.

Three weeks before Laurel’s birth, doctors also discovered the exomphalos had doubled in size – prompting doctors to give the devastating news that the baby would not survive childbirth.

Kelly said: "Although I knew it was very real and incredibly scary, part of me always thought: 'This won't happen to me, I won't let it'.".

Kelly said: "It is a scary thought, and there are definitely concerns.