The couples mistakenly advised to abort their babies
The stories of two couples who were wrongly told their unborn child had foetal abnormalities - and what happened next.
It is a decision that no expectant couple want to face 鈥� that their unborn child has a life limiting health condition which means the baby won鈥檛 live to be born or will die shortly after birth.
But in England and Wales each year, there are just over 3000 medical terminations due to foetal abnormalities, just over 1% of the total.
In the NHS, foetal care team are responsible for dealing with such cases, specialists in genetic and chromosomal disorders. As you'd expect, the process for such abortions is meant to be highly regulated. But what if it goes wrong, if the advice to abort was a mistake, if the baby was actually healthy.
For 5 Minutes On, the 大象传媒's Michael Buchanan speaks to two couples about the advice they received to abort their healthy babies, and what happened next.
If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this episode, you can find a list of organisations offering help and advice at bbc.co.uk/actionline
