Miscarriage
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to remove the requirement for three miscarriages before women are routinely offered support following pregnancy loss.
Answered by Preet Kaur Gill
The Government recognises the profound impact miscarriage has on women, and their families. We are determined to improve miscarriage care and the support available.
While there are currently no plans to propose legislation to this effect, we are strengthening the availability of Early Pregnancy Assessment Units, and in 2024, we extended the Baby Loss Certificate service, which provides voluntary certificates to recognise pre-24-week loss.
The Department has also engaged with the Office for Equality and Opportunity throughout the development of the Renewed Women's Health Strategy. As set out in the strategy, we will carefully consider the findings presented in the recent report from Tommy's charity on the Graded Model of Miscarriage Care, as part of our broader work on miscarriage care.
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