EastEnders has shone a light on Edwards' syndrome - a rare genetic condition affecting babies. Since the story played out, many have said the emotional scenes reflected their own experiences.
"You picture your life with this baby and then all of a sudden it's taken away from you."
She describes a feeling of "shock, disbelief and then going into a state of fight or flight" after the diagnosis of Edwards' syndrome.Levi, from Stoke, was 20 weeks pregnant when problems were found and her baby was diagnosed with Edwards' syndrome."It's like a lightning strike… like the world's just come crashing down.
Your chance of having a baby with Edwards' syndrome increases as you get older, but anyone can have a baby with Edwards' syndromeA baby with Edwards' syndrome has three copies of chromosome number 18 instead of 2. This affects the way the baby grows and develops.
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