Woman's Day Magazine NZ

‘MY MIRA CLE BOY ALMOST DIDN’ T MAKE IT!’

‘I called him my block of butter because he was that tiny’

When Rachel Friend fell pregnant, it was one of the happiest days of her life. Just six months prior, she’d survived a life-threatening cervical ectopic pregnancy, which claimed the life of her unborn child and nearly took her with it.

Already a stepmum to two boys, Rachel, now 47, and her husband Phil were thrilled to expand their

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