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Pregnant Scottish woman could be forced to give birth in Spanish prison

A seven-months pregnant Scottish woman faces being forced to give birth in a Spanish prison after being jailed for failing to pay a fine.

Ms Fielding, 32, told BBC Scotland: "It's been unimaginable. I can't contemplate having my baby here in a foreign hospital. The translator explained she could no longer pay the fine and the judge wanted her to complete a four-month prison sentence.She was then transferred to the high-security De Tenerife el Rosario prison in Santa Cruz, north Tenerife.

"She's due on 28 November and I've pretty much been told to prepare to have her here." Ms Fielding said. "I will need to have her here because there's no way of reducing the sentence. "It was a constant worry, just the sheer anxiety the full time and you've got nothing else to do other than overthink. So it was just awful thoughts going through my head.

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