Miscarriage Care and Facilities in Scotland: Scoping Report National Overview
This report details the findings of a scoping exercise to enable better understanding of miscarriage care in Scotland nationally. The report seeks to aid policy makers and Health Boards in making decisions about what improvements are required to miscarriage care in Scotland.
Gestation at which miscarriage care is provided
An important determinant of risk of miscarriage is the gestational age of a pregnancy. The risk of pregnancy loss decreases with advancing gestational age. Once the pregnancy reaches 8 weeks gestation, the risk of miscarriage decreases substantially[6].
All sites in Scotland were asked to provide an approximation of the gestation at which miscarriage care is provided at their site. There is wide variation in responses, particularly among sites that do not currently collect data on gestation. The average approximations of gestation at which miscarriage care is provided are presented in Table 4 below.
Site |
Under 9 weeks % |
9-12 weeks % |
Over 12 weeks % |
|---|---|---|---|
All sites average |
65 |
26 |
9 |
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