Newborn baby Lucky Ahimsa has arrived in Brisbane from Bali to treat life-threatening infection

A seriously ill newborn baby has been flown to Australia after being given a 50/50 chance to live while receiving treatment in Bali.

A critically ill newborn baby has been medevaced to Brisbane from Bali after she contracted a severe bacterial infection.

Seven-week-old Lucky Ahimsa was met by a team of Australian paediatricians earlier on Monday before the flight to Australia later in the day.

Honey Ahimsa, the baby’s mother, made a frantic plea for help last week after realising the Bali hospital they were in did not have the medical equipment or specialist care she would need to survive.

The baby’s parents Honey and Pan Ahimsa were told she had a 50 per cent chance of survival. Picture: Instagram

“This is going to be a big journey for Lucky,” Ms Ahimsa wrote on social media in a now deleted post.

“Nerves are high but my baby girl is a fighter, refusing to give up.

“Lucky has been given the all clear to fly and today we will make our way to Australia.”

Queensland-based Medical Rescue confirmed over the weekend it would help the desperate family with the time-sensitive operation. They landed in Brisbane on Monday night.

The plane had a mobile intensive care unit, a retrieval physician and a specialist intensive care paediatric nurse on-board, clinical operations manager Josh Campbell told 7 News.

“It’s a very delicate operation as you could imagine,” Mr Campbell said.

Upon landing, baby Lucky was transferred to hospital.

The seven-week-old girl is on a flight to Brisbane. Picture: Instagram

The newborn girl contracted a severe bacterial infection in Bali. Picture: Instagram

Lucky has been on a ventilator since she arrived at the Siloam Hospital in Denpasar on Wednesday.

Doctors told the mum and her fiance Pan that their baby girl might not make it and had a 50 per cent chance of survival at best.

The family are spending up to $8000 a day on medical bills. Picture: Instagram

Lucky has been using a respirator to help her breathe. Picture: Instagram

A GoFundMe created on behalf of the family has raised more than $190,000 to cover the cost of the medical evacuation flight and the newborn’s medical bills that cost the family up to $8000 a day.

“Waiting for the clear for her to fly as she is in such an unstable state at this point,” family friend Natalie Saper wrote on the fundraising page last week.

The newborn has a severe bacterial infection that took a “serious toll on her lungs”, making it difficult for her to breathe.

“Lucky has been given a 50/50 chance of survival and getting her on an air ambulance flight to Australia is her best chance! Please help save this beautiful baby girls life!,” Ms Saper said.

Almost $200,000 has been fundraised to pay for the medevac flight. Picture: Instagram

Baby Lucky was rushed to hospital after the flight touched down in Australia. Picture: Instagram

Medical Rescue director of operations John Turley said there was a “long way to go” for Baby Lucky and the family was still very concerned about her condition.

“It’s obviously been a very stressful time for them as we can all imagine,” he told Sunrise.

The specialist paediatric team arrived in Bali on Monday morning and is assisting the Ahimsa family from the hospital.

“Once the hospital gives clearance for baby Lucky to come, we will bring her back hopefully later today,” Mr Turley said.

The Ahimsa family secured the medical evacuation flight last week but were unable to board the flight while the newborn was in an unstable condition.

“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.”