St Anne's mum reveals cancer scare and anxiety battle while pregnant following smear test

Now mum-of-one Carla Lett, of St Anne's, is backing GPs as they urge all people with a cervix aged 25 to 64 to have a smear test following a temporary halt in services during the Covid-19 pandemic. A small sample of cells is taken from the cervix to check for certain "high risk" types of the human papillomavirus (HPV). This virus group does not cause any problems in most people, but some types can lead to genital warts or cancer.

Carla (33) says that receiving abnormal results in October 2015 was her worst nightmare, which she has also discussed in the debut episode of her new podcast, Fifty Shades of Motherhood. The candid project was launched five weeks ago to highlight painful parenting issues like miscarriage and infertility, and was inspired by the success of her blog and directory, Bump to Baby.