with their second child after difficult first labour experiences. Midwives at Liverpool Women’s Hospital say they have seen an increase of 40%, with St Mary’s hospital in Manchester, Stepping Hill in Stockport and Birmingham Women’s Hospital also recognising

for premature babies. The mum-of-two, who works at Liverpool’s Women’s Hospital, used her wealth of knowledge and experience with premature babies to help her to design the prototype for the pillow.The pillow, which is shaped like butterfly wings, is designed

suffering," explained Johan Ubby of Obstecare, who developed the test on the back of research led by Liverpool University and Liverpool Women's Hospital. Professor Donald Peebles, a spokesman for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologisits