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Jon Brady

Scots mum 'blamed herself' after finding out 'wee trooper' daughter would be born with cleft lip

A Scottish nursery worker says she spent months blaming herself after discovering her daughter would be born with a cleft lip.

Claire Rutherford, 23, was surprised to discover she was pregnant after undergoing surgery for endometriosis and going on the pill.

However, the excitement of welcoming a child of her own into the world was replaced with anxiety when a 16 week scan revealed that her little girl Isla would be born with the defect.

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