Miscarriage Care and Facilities in Scotland: Scoping Report NHS Shetland

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

Under 9 weeks

%

9-12 weeks

%

Over 12 weeks

%

All sites Average

65

26

9

NHS Shetland provided data on approximate gestation at which miscarriage care is provided on their sites this is provided in Table 5 below.

Table 5: Gestation at which miscarriage care is provided in NHS Shetland

Site

Under 9 weeks

%

9-12 weeks

%

Over 12 weeks

%

Gilbert Bain Hospital

39

34

27

Contact

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