Babies are being stillborn because expectant women cannot afford to attend appointments amid the cost of living crisis, a report warns.
Researchers are calling for new funding to help ensure mums-to-be do not miss important consultations and are able to properly care for themselves.
Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership and Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust reviewed a series of maternity safety incidents in the city.
Their analysis concluded that the ‘current financial crisis is impacting on the ability of some women to attend essential antenatal appointments’.
And it found missing these appointments was a factor in a range of adverse events, including stillbirths.