The last thing any expectant mum needs when they're seven months pregnant is to be told they're losing their job. Katie Cope was in agony, struggling with pelvic issues, when she phoned her boss to say she wasn't going to be in work as a result.
She was on crutches and could barely move. Standing up was painful. But that was just the start. Katie had just got back from the doctor when her phone rang.
It was the HR department at her employer. Without any hint that it was going to happen, she said, Katie was told she was being made redundant.
