Alarming rise in lockdown stillbirths

New figures suggest the rate of stillbirths in the UK quadrupled during the first half of the pandemic as women's pre-natal appointments were cancelled and women potentially feared seeking help in hospital.

A new study has revealed an alarming upward trend in the number of stillbirths during the coronavirus pandemic, leaving leading OBs and fetal specialists wondering what has lead to the spike.

I placed this exclusive study from one of the country’s leading experts in maternal and foetal health in the Daily Mail. It was picked up by news outlets around the world.

Read it here.

Punteha van Terheyden