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Sarah Vesty & Iona Young

Rare lung condition left young Scots mum scared she wouldn't see newborn daughter grow up

A young Scots mum was diagnosed with a rare lung condition after being left so breathless she was unable to carry her newborn daughter.

Ella Mercer discovered she was expecting in May 2020 just as the country had been thrown into a national lockdown.

The 27-year-old, from Edinburgh, told how she had a perfectly normal pregnancy and had planned for a home birth to ensure partner Rob could be there.

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