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Miscarriage

Asked by Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 80322

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to establish routine data collection on miscarriages.

Answered by Karin Smyth

An update to digital record standards on maternity means that the National Health Service is now able to record the pregnancy outcome for any woman, including miscarriage, where they have been in contact with NHS maternity services.

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