25 March, 2011 4:33PM ACST

Miracle baby Noalani

Kelly Adams and her partner Muthama Page were told half way through their pregnancy that their unborn baby was seriously ill and would be unlucky to survive.

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Can you imagine being told by doctors that your unborn baby was desperately ill and would be unlucky to survive after its birth?

This is exactly what happened to Kelly Adams.

Kelly was 19 weeks pregnant when doctors gave her the devastating news about her unborn child.

"We found out that she had half a heart...The left side of her heart didn't develop properly inside the womb.

"We were also told that she didn't have a digestive tract, she had no stomach, she had no bowels, so that was all a bit scary for us."

The doctors advised Kelly and her partner, Muthama, to terminate the pregnancy.

What would you do in Kelly's situation?

Not many people would have the determination to defy medical opinion but that's exactly what Kelly and Muthama did.

"We're Christians, so there's no way possible that we could ever do that. Noalani is a gift from God, so we just couldn't do it."

Kelly admits they were in a bit of denial that there was anything wrong with their unborn baby.

"I couldn't physically feel that there was anything wrong with her while I was carrying her. Regular ultrasounds and check ups from the doctors confirmed that there was definitely a major heart defect."

Kelly says the second half of the pregnancy was a difficult time. It put a lot of pressure on her relationship.

"In the last five weeks of the pregnancy we just got really positive and we were just waiting for her to come out. We just couldn't wait to see what she looked like."

The doctors didn't hold much hope for Noalani after her birth.

"They told us once the duct has closed over in the heart, which happens at about two days of age, that she may possibly pass away.

"But she didn't, she kept going and they decided that they'd do heart surgery to find out exactly what her problem was."

Kelly calls Noalani her little fighter. She's just celebrated her second birthday.

"It was emotionally because we didn't think that she would be here. "