Scans to help stop stillbirths

TECHNOLOGY could help prevent stillbirths, the University of Ulster said.

Careful monitoring could provide an early warning when a baby’s life is at risk. Sophisticated computer programmes would use ultrasound scan images to analyse the risk.

UU expert Dr Joan Condell said: “We hope to develop a mobile device which women could use while they are up and about. Data could be sent wirelessly and monitored by medical staff.”