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How would you cope if your baby was born not as you hoped? Mick Tucker investigates how having a child with Down's syndrome can be a hidden delight...

I'm sure you all know what it was like to get a present that you were so excited about, but when you unwrapped it, you couldn't help but be disappointed.

Well, what would be your reaction if the greatest gift of all, a new life, was born with Down's Syndrome?

In the last few years, Anna, Lorraine and Sarah have all given birth to children that because of their condition, weren't quite as they'd been hoping...

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