Footy star Jesse Ramien desperately tries to fly his newborn son home from Bali after he had to be brought back to life when tragedy struck during his birth

NRL star Jesse Ramien has made an emotional plea to the Australian government for a flight back to Australia from Bali after his newborn son had to be resuscitated for five minutes at birth.

The footy community is rallying around Ramien and his fiancée Shell after their baby Teo was born six weeks premature in a Bali hospital and struggled to breathe.

Teo has been placed in an incubator and the Sharks star has contacted the Australian embassy to arrange a care flight back to Australia with an estimated bill of $130,000.

A GoFundMe page for Teo was created by teammate Royce Hunt’s wife, Shavaun, to help cover the costs of getting the family back on Australian soil.

Donations have already been made by Sharks stars Brit Nikora ($1,000) and Nicho Hynes ($1,500) to help cover costs.

Raimen and Shell still have to hold Teo for fear of infection and left to watch him through the incubator during their visit to Siloam Hospital in Bali.

“I’m not playing for nothing just to get our little boy home safely,” Raimen said.

“There’s just so much uncertainty here. Doctors have told us it could be four weeks before our baby can travel again, but who knows, that could quickly change to five, six or seven weeks.

Teo was born six weeks prematurely and had difficulty breathing. He had to be resuscitated for five minutes (Ramien in the photo with his wife Shell)

“We are doing everything we can to contact the Australian Embassy to see how we can get both home as quickly as possible so our boy can receive the medical attention he needs.”

The harrowing drama began when Shell, who had been given permission to travel by her midwife, gave birth early on Friday and doctors were forced to perform an emergency caesarean section.

“It was so worrying to be in another hospital in another country,” Ramien said.

‘I wasn’t allowed into the room to be with Shell. It was difficult, especially for Shell.’

Teo was born just after 11pm and doctors spent five minutes trying to revive him as he struggled to breathe.

A healthcare flight back to Australia has an estimated bill of $130,000 and a Go Fund Me has been set up for donations

‘It was very difficult to get answers because as every parent knows, you just want the best care for your baby. It was certainly scary for Shell,” Ramien said.

‘The unfamiliarity of the medical system here and the ability to convey our concerns in Bali only adds to the stress and emotion surrounding this.’

Footy stars including Josh Addo-Carr and Latrell Mitchell have raised the profile of the GoFundMe page.