Baby Lucky in Brisbane after Bali medical evacuation: Mum Honey Ahimsa holds newborn in hospital

The mum of a newborn baby who was medically evacuated from Bali due to a severe bacterial infection has shared the emotional moment she was able to hold her child in her arms after nine days.

Melbourne woman Honey Ahimsa shared the touching clip on Instagram on Thursday.

Cuddling Lucky in her arms, tears were visibly streaming down her face.

‘Doctors said she wasn’t going to make it and now here she is in my arms for the first time in nine days,’ she wrote in the caption.

‘Nothing will ever compare to this feeling. She is a fighter, our miracle baby! Thank You to everyone who helped make this possible, forever grateful.’ 

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Baby Lucky being held by her mum in Brisbane after she was medically evacuated out of Bali

‘Doctors said she wasn’t going to make it and now here she is in my arms for the first time in nine days,’ she wrote in the caption

In another update shared to her stories, Ms Ahimsa wrote: ‘Lucky has made huge improvements since arriving in Australia! We could not be happier or more proud of our miracle baby.’

Lucky was flown from Filoam Hospital in Denpasar to a Brisbane hospital via a $90,000 evacuation with Queensland’s Medical Rescue crew on Monday.

Doctors initially gave Lucky a mere 50 per cent chance of survival, after she was placed on a ventilator last Wednesday.

A GoFundMe created on behalf of the family raised more than $200,000, which has helped pay for the ambulance flight, Lucky’s medical bills and her recovery.

The family needed to wait until Lucky was stable enough, for medics to transport her back to Australia.

Doctors in Brisbane nursed Lucky back to health after she caught a horror infection

Lucky after arriving in Brisbane before she was transported to hospital

Medical Rescue director of operations John Turley said the family had a ‘small window’ to make the international transfer.

‘Towards the end of last week we weren’t able to make this mission due to her status but she is stabilised enough at the moment,’ Mr Turley said.

‘There is a small window that we have decided to seize the initiative.’

Arriving in Brisbane just before 10pm Monday night, photos taken by NCA NewsWire showed Ms Ahimsa giving one of the paramedics a hug after touching down.

‘She did so well and I was so proud of her and it really wasn’t as scary as I thought it was going to be on the flight,’ Ms Ahimsa shared on Instagram later.

‘She is a strong little girl.’

Lucky Ahimsa is on their way back to Australia