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Aakanksha Surve

'My baby died at 20 weeks but a simple test could have saved his life'

A Dublin woman has spoken of her heartbreak after she lost her baby at just 20 weeks due to a cervical issue.

Sangeeta Sewani, 32, was devastated when her baby son, Aryan, died after she was diagnosed with an incompetent cervix. An incompetent cervix, also known as cervical insufficiency, occurs when weak cervical tissue causes or contributes to premature birth or the loss of an otherwise healthy pregnancy.

On July 2, Sangeeta's water broke at just 20 weeks. She told Dublin Live: "I was in so much pain during the birth. I kept praying to God please give me a chance to save my son.

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