'I was called a malingering woman': What it was like to be one of the first pregnant soldiers in the British Army
direct to your inboxThe sicknote excused solider Lieann Andrew from rock climbing and sentry duty.But she wasn't ill - she was expecting a child.Lieann was one of the first women to be on active duty in the British armed forces while pregnant.Her experience was groundbreaking, paving the way for changes to be made throughout the military.During her time at a listening post in Cyprus during the 1990s, the Lance Corporal found out that she was expecting her first child with her husband Mark Andrew. The 51-year-old, who now works as a carer near Whitworth near Rochdale, told LancsLive that she had to 'fight for everything' when she fell pregnant in 1993.