A mum-of-two has been diagnosed with a rare heart condition that could make pregnancy fatal, and doctors have warned her against having more children.
Rebecca Smith, 35, is battling peripartum cardiomyopathy, which impairs heart function during the final trimester of pregnancy or soon after giving birth.
Her condition was overlooked by healthcare professionals during her first pregnancy but was identified following the birth of her eldest son, Nathan, on April 21, 2007.
Despite grim prognoses, Rebecca made a miraculous recovery, only for the illness to resurface with her second pregnancy in 2024.
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