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Paige Oldfield & Ruth Suter

Pregnant mum given heartbreaking news at scan after thinking she was past 'safe point'

A heartbroken mum who gave birth to her stillborn baby is raising funds for specialist hospital equipment that allows families to spend more time with their children who have passed away.

Melissa Hayat sadly lost her unborn child, Noah, on December 28 after receiving her 12-week-scan. The 29-year-old's pregnancy had been going well until a sonographer discovered her unborn tot had swelling on his neck.

It emerged his bowel was growing on the outside of his body and he also had an irregular heartbeat. Tragically, doctors knew he wasn’t going to make it.

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