NHS: "Unborn baby shown grimacing in womb as mother smokes," is the somewhat misleading headline in The Daily Telegraph. The news comes after researchers released dramatic images of babies
in the womb taken using 4D ultrasound scanners. 4D scanners provide
real-time moving images of babies in the womb.
Some newspapers have interpreted these images as showing distress caused by smoking. While smoking is certainly known to be harmful in pregnancy, the researchers may be reading too much into these images by claiming they show "grimaces" or expressions of pain in response to smoking.