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Pregnancy Machine Friday 12 April 2002
Pregnancy machine: it's the burning question that every mother is desparate to know. When exactly is your baby going to be born?


Only about 1 in 20 women give birth on their due date but science has found a way of making the unpredictable more predictable.
A baby alarm is being piloted at Leeds Royal infirmary, which would give mothers forty eight hours advance warning that their new baby is about to arrive.

Leeds Royal Infirmary


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