A BRITISH soldier who gave birth in Afghan-istan, after not realising she was pregnant, will be flown home tomorrow.
The woman, who is originally from Fiji, had a healthy son at Camp Bastion on Tuesday.
Both mother and baby are in a stable condition. A specialist medical team from the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford yesterday arrived in the Helmand Province base to help take them home.
The birth took place just four days after the camp, where the bulk of the UK's 9500-strong force is deployed, was attacked by Taliban who destroyed six aircraft and killed two US Marines.
An MoD spokesman said: "Mother and baby are receiving the best possible care.
"As with all medical cases, when the need arises, individuals are returned to the UK for appropriate treatment/ care."
It was reported, the woman served as a gunner with the Royal Artillery, and had been deployed since March.
She only discovered she was pregnant when she went to medics complaining of stomach pains.
A military expert called for more rigorous checks on women going to frontline duties.
Author Major Charles Heyman said: "The Army needs to make sure, for the welfare of the female soldier concerned, that they are not pregnant before they deploy."
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