WATCH: How parents loving embrace brought their 'dead' newborn baby back to life
TOLD one of their newborn twins had stopped breathing and had just moments to live, Kate and David Ogg gave their son a hug, thinking it would be their last precious moment with him.
Loving Touch & Mom's Intuition- Kate Ogg & Jamie’s Story
But when the premature tot was held by his parents’ skin-on-skin embrace, he started breathing, moving, and even gripped his father’s hand.
Astonished doctors rushed to his aid and miracle baby Jamie, was brought back to life.
Now, a healthy five-year-old, he has had no health problems since, despite his shaky start.
His parents put his survival down to that simple hug.
On that day in March, 2010 doctors had already worked on Jamie for 20 minutes after he was born three months early, just before his sister Emily.
They told the devastated parents there was nothing more they could do.
“We were trying to entice him to stay,” explained Mrs Ogg, whose mother’s instinct saved the day.
“We explained his name and that he had a twin that he had to look out for and how hard we tried to have him.
“He suddenly gasped... then he opened his eyes.
"He was breathing and grabbing Dave’s finger.
"If we had let the doctor walk out of the room with him, Jamie would have been dead.”
Now Jamie is a happy lad, who loves being big brother to his twin Emily and the latest addition to the family, Charlie, aged three.
And the Oggs, from Queensland, Australia, are hoping to raise funds for the country’s Miracle Babies Foundation that supports premature and sick newborns.
Proud dad David is currently training for an Ironman triathlon in May to raise cash via a Facebook page called Jamie’s Gift.
Recalling the traumatic birth, Kate told how Emily let out a big wail but that Jamie was silent when he was born.
His breathing had stopped and his heartbeat was almost gone.
“I saw him gasp but the doctor said it was no use,” she said.
“I took Jamie off the doctor, asked everyone to leave.
“He was cold and I just wanted him to be warm,” she said.
If we had let the doctor walk out of the room with him, Jamie would have been dead
“We had tried for years to have kids and I felt so guilty.
“I just wanted to cuddle him.
"I unwrapped him and ordered my husband to take his shirt off and climb into the bed.
“I know it sounds stupid, but if he was still gasping there was still a sign of life so I wasn’t going to give up easily.”
The twins went on to spend the next 80 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at their local hospital and then the Special Care Nursery before they were allowed home to start family life proper.
Skin-to-skin contact is regarded as an important part of the birth process by experts.
Medical studies show that it can help to regulate the baby’s heartbeat and also lower stress levels in newborns.
