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Zara Woodcock

Pregnant Shaughna Phillips fears for unborn baby's health after concerning breech discovery

Pregnant Shaughna Phillips revealed she might have to have a C-section as her unborn baby is in breech.

The Love Island star shared she was pregnant with her first child in October, delighting her friends and fans.

She recently had her 20-week scan and discovered her baby's head is at the 'top of her belly, while the feet are at the bottom.'

"I'm a little nervous about that because if the position stays the same, I can't have the natural birth I want. I'll have to have a C-section," she said.

"My doctors have said that babies turn all the time, so I have some time until week 35 – which is when I'll have to make the decision on whether to undergo a medical procedure to turn the baby around."

Shaughna added: "My brother was in breech with my mum and she had the procedure, but it didn't matter in the end because he turned back around before the birth. She also said the procedure was excruciating, so I don't know if I'll go down that route."

Shaughna Phillips announced her pregnancy in October (James Shaw/REX/Shutterstock)
The star recently had her 20-week scan (shaughnaphillips/Instagram)

The reality star wrote in her OK! Column that she will be doing whatever the doctor says is best. However, she would like to give birth naturally in the hospital.

Shaughna shared the news of her pregnancy with footage of her having an ultrasound scan as well as clips of a positive pregnancy test.

The TV personality, who appeared on the sixth series of the ITV2 show, wrote alongside the footage documenting the pregnancy: "Our greatest chapter yet".

The video - shared with her 1.4 million followers - began with a clip of her attending a scan and also included footage of her excitedly showing off a positive test to the camera.

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She said her baby is in breech position (James Shaw/REX/Shutterstock)
The star hopes to give birth naturally in the hospital (shaughnaphillips/Instagram)

Shaughna recently teased her mystery boyfriend's identity in a sweet video as she shared a clip of their baby scan which read: "Shaughna and Billy's baby," revealing her partner's name.

Now, the television personality has spoken out on why she has kept her relationship out of the spotlight as well as giving more details about her partner.

"We knew each other as teenagers and we were in the same circles. But we’ve both had partners and it’s never really been the right time, she told OK!.

"We were friends beforehand and then we got together romantically around summer 2020."

Shaughna explained how the couple's relationship "fast-tracked" after they moved in together quickly during lockdown.

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