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| Soldier who gave birth in Afghanistan returns to Britain | Soldier who gave birth in Afghanistan returns to Britain |
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| A British servicewoman who gave birth while serving in Afghanistan is back in the UK with her baby, it has been reported. | A British servicewoman who gave birth while serving in Afghanistan is back in the UK with her baby, it has been reported. |
| Lance Bombardier Lynette Pearce – who is understood to have been unaware of her pregnancy – was rushed to the base's infirmary with stomach pains on Tuesday. | Lance Bombardier Lynette Pearce – who is understood to have been unaware of her pregnancy – was rushed to the base's infirmary with stomach pains on Tuesday. |
| The baby is thought to have been born five weeks premature in Camp Bastion's £10m field hospital. The Ministry of Defence earlier confirmed "a specialist paediatric retrieval team" had been sent to provide care on the flight home. | The baby is thought to have been born five weeks premature in Camp Bastion's £10m field hospital. The Ministry of Defence earlier confirmed "a specialist paediatric retrieval team" had been sent to provide care on the flight home. |
| The MoD has not confirmed where the new mother and baby are, but it is believed they are in the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford. | The MoD has not confirmed where the new mother and baby are, but it is believed they are in the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford. |
| The 28-year-old servicewoman, who serves with the Royal Artillery, is reported to have left her home country of Fiji last year to fulfil her dream of serving in the British army. | The 28-year-old servicewoman, who serves with the Royal Artillery, is reported to have left her home country of Fiji last year to fulfil her dream of serving in the British army. |
| The keen sportswoman, who captained her national football team, is the daughter of a former police officer in the Fijian town of Nadi. | The keen sportswoman, who captained her national football team, is the daughter of a former police officer in the Fijian town of Nadi. |
| She had reportedly passed every fitness test while pregnant and completed all training, including a gruelling eight-mile march with a 11kg (25lb) backpack. | She had reportedly passed every fitness test while pregnant and completed all training, including a gruelling eight-mile march with a 11kg (25lb) backpack. |
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