Women experiencing miscarriage are facing additional trauma and distress due to a significant lack of adequate follow-up care, a new report has revealed.
One patient described her experience as "dehumanising", while others reported feeling dismissed and traumatised by the current system.
Research by the Miscarriage Association, which underpins the report, found that nearly two-thirds of women felt their follow-up care was insufficient. Furthermore, more than four in 10 of those who sought mental health support after losing their baby did not receive it.
The new report urges immediate action to make comprehensive follow-up care a routine part of miscarriage management.
Some 65% of women in the study said they did not have adequate follow-up care, while 42% said they did not receive treatment for mental health symptoms following their miscarriage.
Many women felt they were sent home with little or no guidance, or with conflicting advice, according to the Miscarriage Association.
Some reported insensitive wording from healthcare professionals, with one woman claiming she was told her baby “had been put in the incinerator with the rest of the medical waste” whilst recovering from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy.
Source: The Independent, 9 March 2026
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