The latest news from the Miscarriage Association
1st October 2014
From 1 October, an expectant father or the partner (including a same sex partner) of a pregnant woman will be entitled to take unpaid time off work to accompany the woman to up to two of her ante-natal appointments. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has issued guidance entitled “Time off to accompany a […]
10th September 2014
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today launched a new quality standard on the diagnosis and management of ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage. Its key message: that appropriate referrals, timely investigations and early diagnosis will help to improve care and could potentially save lives. We warmly welcome this quality standard, highlighting as […]
26th March 2014
There has been much publicity recently about the way that hospitals deal with the remains of babies lost in pregnancy. Despite existing guidance which highlights that pregnancy remains should be disposed of with dignity and respect, some pregnancy remains are still incinerated along with clinical waste. While this is not illegal, except in Scotland, it […]
23rd March 2014
Pregnancy remains: We have noted with sadness recent reports regarding the storage of pregnancy remains for far longer than should be the case. Even more disturbing is evidence that in some hospitals, parents have been told that remains will be cremated when in fact they are incinerated along with clinical waste. While incineration of pregnancy […]
19th February 2014
Research in Denmark published today* highlights some of the key risk factors for miscarriage that women might be able to modify, either before conception or during pregnancy. Overall, it’s a useful study in that it confirms what we already know, but it does raise some questions too, so let’s look at what it says. The […]
11th March 2013
It’s been two weeks since we launched our campaign to get people talking about miscarriage – and what a success it’s been! We began with features on BBC Breakfast news, Radio 5 Live (47 minutes in) and BBC Radio Manchester and the conversations have been growing exponentially on Facebook and Twitter, in blogs and by text, […]
7th January 2013
Thanks to the Reed Foundation and everyone who supported our Big Give Christmas Challenge, we are now planning a month-long poster campaign, targeting passengers at five large UK railway stations. The posters will be large, bold and simple – “Miscarriage: let’s talk about it”. They will aim to raise awareness of miscarriage, make a statement […]
12th December 2012
The Miscarriage Association warmly welcomes the publication today of new guidelines on the diagnosis and management of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy. Developed and published by NICE, the guidelines recommend that women who experience miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy should receive “good, consistent, timely and effective care and support that addresses their needs and enables them to […]
21st November 2012
We are delighted to announce that there has been overwhelming agreement from patients and health professionals that the term ERPC (Evacuation of Retained Products of Conception) should be changed to Surgical Management of Miscarriage (or SMM). We are very grateful to the Association of Early Pregnancy Units, the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, and […]