Women report ‘dehumanising’ experience after miscarriage

• A new report by the Miscarriage Association reveals a severe lack of adequate follow-up care for women experiencing baby loss, causing additional trauma and distress.
• The research, based on over 1,000 experiences, found that nearly two-thirds of women felt their follow-up care was insufficient, and over 40 per cent did not receive mental health support.
• Patients reported feeling dismissed, traumatised, and receiving insensitive comments or inconsistent advice from healthcare professionals, with some lacking basic dignity.
• The report, backed by MPs and broadcaster Myleene Klass, urges systemic changes, including making comprehensive follow-up care routine, extending early pregnancy unit hours, and improving bereavement support.
• The Department of Health and Social Care acknowledged the findings as ”unacceptable” and said efforts are underway to improve miscarriage care and invest over £130 million in maternity services.

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Women ‘dehumanised and diminished’ by inadequate miscarriage care