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Other expectant mums have been sent to hospital after being told an abnormality meant they would need to end the pregnancy only to find their baby was completely healthy.

It found a series of patient safety concerns, including staffing shortages and delays in assessing expectant mums.

At the “Share the Arrows” event, the vibe was excited and expectant.

"We come together to bless a young expectant mother, we wish her lots of good health," she says.

In common with some soon-to-be parents in other countries, some expectant moms in Japan are put off by safety fears, an issue amplified by the relative rarity of the procedure there.