'We felt we had to miscarry again to get the help we needed'
An early care scheme could prevent thousands of miscarriages a year.
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"Our pilot study indicates that providing support after a first miscarriage, with escalating care after further losses, is not only effective but achievable without significant additional workload for NHS teams who are already working extremely hard to deliver good care."
— Kath Abrahams , Executive
"Pregnancy and baby loss can have a devastating impact on women and families, who too often feel they have been left without the care and support they need."
— Gillian Merron , Politician
"If the graded model were implemented across the UK, our study indicates it could prevent around 10,075 miscarriages every year."
— Professor Arri Coomarasamy OBE , Academic
"NHS care and support for women who experience a miscarriage in the UK is inconsistent and generally involves no follow-up or tests until after a third loss."
— Kath Abrahams , Executive
"This is our moment to give every family that same lifechanging opportunity."
— Myleene Klass MBE , Celebrity
Key People
Parliamentary undersecretary of state at the Department of Health and Social Care.
Chief executive of the charity Tommy's.
Tommy’s Ambassador and campaigns for change regarding pregnancy loss.
Director of Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research.
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An early care scheme could prevent thousands of miscarriages a year.
A study by Tommy's National Centre for Miscarriage Research suggests that providing follow-up care after a first miscarriage could prevent over 10,000 miscarriages annually in the UK.
Research indicates that offering specialised care after a first miscarriage, rather than waiting for a third, could prevent approximately 10,000 miscarriages annually in the UK.
A study by Tommy's suggests that providing additional tests after a first miscarriage could prevent over 10,000 baby losses annually in the UK.
Tommy's National Centre for Miscarriage Research presents a new framework for miscarriage care that could help prevent over 10,000 miscarriages annually in the UK.
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