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Gazing at her pregnant belly, feeling the kicks of the baby that wasn’t hers, Zara Stratton felt an overwhelming sense of isolation.
For nine months she’d been carrying a child for another couple, her childhood friend and her husband.
It was always supposed to be a shared experience.
The intended parents would be there for every scan, to share the joy of each milestone and support her all the way up to the day of birth.