Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 80322
Miscarriage
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Victoria Collins
Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to establish routine data collection on miscarriages.
Answer
Karin SmythAn 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.