Earlier this year, Mamamia ran a story about a video that was made for a woman who had discovered she was pregnant with a baby who had Down syndrome. 

The expectant mother wrote a letter to an Italian-based Down syndrome advocacy group expressing her worry. And in response they created an extraordinarily heart warming video called “Dear Future Mum”.

In the time since it was created, the video has been shared more then 5.5 million times. And in the wake of the Baby Gammy story that has captured the world’s attention and led to many people wondering what kind of live a child with Down syndrome can have, we thought it fitting to share it again. 

Mamamia previously reported: 

Coor Down, an Italy-based Down syndrome advocacy group, received the following letter from an expectant mother:

“I’m expecting a baby. I’ve discovered he has Down syndrome. I’m scared: what kind of life will my child have?”

In an awesome move, Coor Down decided to go straight to the source to get the future mum answers – they asked 15 people with Down syndrome to explain to her what she can expect from her beautiful new baby.

Beautiful.