FOI NUH 62225
Q1
The total number of cases with a Primary Discharge reason recorded and the total
number of cases with a Primary Discharge reason of “Miscarriage”.
Please can you provide the data with the following breakdowns:
a) Yearly totals for the years 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017.
b) Level of deprivation of the mother, from 1-Most deprived to 10-Least deprived
c) Racial and/or Ethnic group of the mother, e.g. Asian, Black, White, etc.
A1
a) ANTENATAL BOOKINGS
Pregnancy Outcome ‘Miscarriage’
Women who received antenatal
care or presenting at miscarriage
(Calendar Years 2017 to 2022)
Data Source: Maternity Database systems
DERIVED_OUTCOME_YEAR
Miscarriages
2017
1,392
2018
1,423
2019
1,419
2020
1,586
2021
1,540
2022
1,299
b) Not available
c) Ethnic Categories
ETHNIC_DESC
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
White British
857
855
820
911
802
605
Unknown
92
112
99
108
173
214
Declined After Relevance Of Data Collection Given
21
20
32
41
69
94
Any Other White Background
81
91
82
114
95
62
Pakistani Or British Pakistani
62
62
62
82
91
66
Black African Or Black British African
25
46
48
73
62
46
Indian Or British Indian
32
37
44
35
32
37
Asian - Other
25
21
34
32
28
36
Any Other Ethnic Group
51
40
52
24
38
35
Mixed White And Black Caribbean
26
18
20
30
29
21
Not Stated
51
45
54
60
45
24
Any Other Black Background
9
17
6
9
10
18
Any Other Mixed Background
11
5
14
15
17
14
Black Caribbean Or Black British Caribbean
15
20
18
14
6
11
Mixed White And Asian
7
5
5
9
9
5
Mixed White And Black African
1
5
4
4
2
4
White Irish
14
7
8
13
9
3
Chinese
7
10
12
8
17
3
Bangladeshi Or British Bangladeshi
5
7
5
4
6
1
Grand Total
1,392
1,423
1,419
1,586
1,540
1,299
Q2
Available support programs & groups mothers are signposted to after a miscarriage
and, if applicable, criteria for receiving support.
A2
Following a miscarriage we provide a range of information including contact details and
online resources for a range of charities and organisations which provide support
including the following:
Miscarriage Association
Cradle – which specialises in early pregnancy loss
Aching Arms: If appropriate an aching arms bear donated by the charity and also
information on how to access their services
Zephyr’s: A local independent charity based in the hospital whose services include
counselling and support groups
4Louis: We give out memory boxes to women that contain beautiful memory making
pieces as well as more information on accessing support
SANDS – the national support charity
There are no criteria for accessing support and we would encourage women to access
the support available to them via these channels, as well as through our multi-faith
chaplaincy team, as appropriate.
Q3
The total number of bereavement midwives employed by your trust or any other
staff/nurses specialised in supporting women after a miscarriage.
Please can you provide the data with the following breakdown:
a) Yearly for the years 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017.
A3
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