Early detection of growth problems halves risk of emergency C-sections

EXPECTANT mothers can half the chances of undergoing an emergency Caesarean if problems with a baby are first spotted by ultrasound scans during pregnancy.

A study looked at 211,163 expectant mothers over 10 years in Holles Street, the Rotunda and the Coombe Hospitals.

Researchers looked at babies who died of still births or soon after they were born.