Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 95501

Miscarriage

Tabled: 28 November 2025
Answered: 5 December 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve the recording of miscarriage in NHS services.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The risk of miscarriage is estimated at 15%, and there are approximately 100,000 to 150,000 miscarriages per year in the United Kingdom. However, due to lack of data on the earliest losses, the true figure could be higher at approximately 250,000 a year.A...

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