PHOTOS: Tiny Twin Babies Born At Just 23 Weeks Make Remarkable Progress.

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Born at just 23 weeks and four days, Annabelle and Imogen Weir were so tiny they could each fit in only one of their parents' hands. The infants, thought to be the youngest twins ever recorded in Britain, were whisked away to intensive care after their premature births.
With their survival hanging in the balance, they had to spend their first four months in hospital as doctors battled to keep them alive.

Forced to undergo multiple blood transfusions and emergency surgery, they couldn't even wear clothes for fear their delicate skin might tear.

But now, nine months on from their births last April, the sisters are finally at home with their parents, Claire and James, in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

The Twins and Multiple Births Association - who have supported the family - said today the identical twins are "truly incredible" and "a miracle".

Annabelle and Imogen, who live in Paisley, were born three days under the 24-week legal limit for abortion in the early hours of April 3, 2016.