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A mum and dad cuddling their tiny baby, who is hooked up to medical equipment.

A surgeon wearing a button-up shirt and smiling.

A tiny baby cuddling a stuffed toy, which is roughly the same length.

"Ocie's condition is … the rarest of the rare. When you get a condition like this, there is no set plan to follow,"
he said.

A smiling mum and dad holding their small baby.

"We had to do one hip at a time. We didn't know how the first procedure was going to go because of all the extra complexity. But it all ended up going very well."

A smiling mother holding her baby in a blanket in hospital.

"Often you've got to go through a range of specific tests to try to find an answer,"
Professor Coman said.

A small baby resting against her father's chest.

"It's normal for people to have a mark, a birthmark … but when it's over six, on a newborn, it can be a sign of a genetic condition,"
Ms Bergin said.

A collage shows pictures of a happy couple with their tiny smiling baby girl.

"It was like: 'Thank God, we know something,"
she said.

A mum smiling as she holds her baby.

"That's been life-changing,"
she said.

A professor speaking on a stage at a symposium.

"I hope that all we have to worry about is the obstacles that her height brings and not other issues."

A smiling father holding his happy baby.

"I'm like: 'This is Ocie. She has a rare form of dwarfism. As you can see, she's the most beautiful thing you've ever seen',"
Ms Bergin said.
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