The then 24-year-old mom, Laura, said that doctors told her to consider an abortion after irregularities in scans caused professionals to worry the youngster had inherited a deadly combination of genes.
But Laura, who suffered complications throughout the pregnancy, ignored advice and decided to carry on with the pregnancy. She was then told that both her and the baby would need special care after birth – if he survived.
The mother prepared herself for the prospect of not seeing her newborn baby for four days after having a c-section. But she was amazed when she woke from the operation to find her fiance sat at her bedside – with the newborn by his side. Read the full story here ▶
