Better care could save hundreds of babies from stillbirth, says report

There are more than 1,000 stillbirths each year and out of a sample of 85, researchers found failures in the pregnancy care of half of them

The lives of hundreds of unborn babies could be saved if their mothers were given better care in pregnancy, according to a major report.

More than 1,000 babies without any congenital abnormality die at or near term, before labour begins, in the UK every year. A team of experts reviewed in detail a representative sample of 85 of these stillbirths and found there were failures in the care of half of them.