RACHEL ELLIS: Sarah Bedingfield Shutt (pictured) had no idea her daughter was breech, making a normal delivery difficult and raising the risk of complications for both mother and child.
Yet at the time, Sarah – a brand director and bridal consultant who is in her 30s and lives in London with husband Peter, an investment banker – had no idea her daughter, Beatrix, was breech, making a normal delivery difficult if not impossible and raising the risk of complications for both mother and child. Currently, extra scans are offered only if the pregnancy is complicated – for instance, if the mother has diabetes or high blood pressure.
