THE number of women in Scotland suffering life-threatening complications while giving birth has doubled, according to figures reported by doctors.
The Herald can reveal Scottish doctors have said the number of major haemorrhages was 176 in 2003, but by 2010, the latest year for which figures are available, it had risen to 328.
It equates to almost one woman a day who was going into labour suffering the complications, according to the investigation into the care of mothers by the Scottish Confidential Audit of Severe Maternal Morbidity (SCASMM).
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