Women in Darwin forced to travel hundreds of kilometres for pregnancy scans | ABC NEWS

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Women across Darwin say they are struggling to access time-sensitive pregnancy scans. Some are being forced to wait travel 300 kilometres to Katherine, or are missing out altogether. Roxanne Fitzgerald has this report for ABC News Northern Territory. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/women-struggling-to-access-pregnancy-scans-in-darwin-nt/107110816 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #ABCNewsNT

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