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Claire was in a coma for five-days as her baby fought for his life, Cody had to be resuscitated twice after he was born due to swallowing so much blood while in the womb.  Her heartbroken

husband, Matt, 39, was told to prepare himself for the worst as both his son and wife fought for their lives.  Thankfully Claire awoke after being ventilated for five-days but had no

recollection of her ordeal or that she'd already had her baby.  Doctors had to perform a hysterectomy to save Claire's life - they have both since made a full recovery from the

ordeal in 2014 and are sharing their story to help others. Claire said: "By the time doctors realised what was happening I was hours from death.  "I slipped into a coma after being

in agonising pain for 10 days, when I woke up I was no longer pregnant with Cody, he had been born via caesarean.  "My husband, Matt, even named him before I woke up in intensive care

five-days later.  "I couldn't believe how close I had come to losing my life and my baby, it's so scary to think that our future could have been snatched away by this rare

condition.  "Matt was told to say his final goodbyes to both me and Cody at one point, I can't even imagine how awful that must have been for him.  "We are incredibly lucky to

have both survived, I even had six blood transfusions after internally bleeding.  "We were so grateful that we were able to take our boy home nine-weeks later."  She said: "I

couldn't believe how much he had been through, he was such a little fighter and really is our little miracle.  Even doctors were baffled by how we had both survived, so much so that my

medical records are now being used to train new doctors who deal with this condition."  Gina Walker, the Founder from Hope for Accreta Foundation - a charitable organisation that

provides research, said: "Accreta is the abnormal attachment of the placenta onto the uterus, and in more severe forms into the uterine muscle attaching itself to nearby organs in

search of an adequate blood supply. "Accreta carries a 7% mortality rate, and is the top cause for maternal hemorrhage. "We aim to "Bring Hope to Life" by joining women

from around the globe in solidarity to make a difference and impact the future of new mothers." http://www.hopeforaccreta.org/"