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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Abigail Nicholson

Mum told to 'expect the worst' after doctors saw newborn baby

The mum of a 'beautiful' girl is celebrating her daughter's birthday, 18 years on from when doctors told her to 'expect the worse'.

Nicola Houghton, 41, from Garston, gave birth to her daughter, Jessica Williams, after having a "completely normal" pregnancy.

But after she was checked over Nicola was "shocked" when doctors told her Jessica had three holes in her heart.

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