Miscarriage Care and Facilities in Scotland: Scoping Report NHS Dumfries and Galloway

This report details the findings of a scoping exercise to better understand miscarriage care in Scotland within this Health Board. The individual Health Board reports and the national report seek to aid policy makers and Health Boards in making decisions about improvements to Miscarriage Care


Gestation at which miscarriage care is provided

All sites in Scotland were asked to provide an approximation of the gestation at which miscarriage care is provided at their site. There was 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.

Table 4: Gestation at which miscarriage care is provided in Scotland

All Scotland sites average:

  • Under 9 weeks - 65%
  • 9-12 weeks - 26%
  • Over 12 weeks - 9

The data provided by NHS Dumfries and Galloway on approximate gestation at which miscarriage care is provided in each site is provided in Table 5 below.

Table 5: Gestation at which miscarriage care is provided in NHS Dumfries and Galloway
Site Under 9 weeks % 9-12 weeks % Over 12 weeks %
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary 70 20 10
Galloway Community Hospital 80 10 10

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