Stillbirth linked to sleep position

WOMEN who sleep on their right side or back during late pregnancy could be at increased risk of stillbirth, research suggests.

Experts found a link between sleeping position and the chance of late stillbirth (28 weeks or over) in a study of more than 450 women.

The overall risk of late stillbirth was small — just three per 1,000 births — but researchers said the findings needed “urgent confirmation” in other studies.