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As we posthumously canonize David Lynch, it might be tempting to assume he came out of the womb the supremely confident, eccentric auteur the world became enthralled by in the 1980s and ’90s.

Studies indicate that waiting to evacuate the uterus increases rates of sepsis for patients whose water breaks before the fetus can survive outside the womb, a condition called previable premature rupture of membranes or PPROM.

If you have recently had a contraceptive coil put into your womb, there is a very small chance it could become dislodged, or even removed, by suction.

The court heard that in all three cases the mothers suffered a placental abruption, a serious condition in which the placenta starts to come away from the wall of the womb.

An estimated 20,000 children were exposed to the drug in the womb - and many now live with neurodevelopmental conditions, such as autism.