Early miscarriage

An early miscarriage is the loss of pregnancy at <= 13 weeks' gestation

Epidemiology:

• about one in four pregnancies, where a woman has missed a menstrual period and has a positive pregnancy test, ends in early miscarriage
• nearly 125 000 early miscarriages occur annually in the UK, accounting for 50 000 hospital admissions

Summary:

• miscarriages affect roughly one in every four pregnancies

• most women will have a healthy pregnancy after a miscarriage
  
  
• there are broadly three management options if a woman has been diagnosed with a miscarriage:

Reference:

• Chu J et al. What is the best method for managing early miscarriage?BMJ 2020;368:l6438
• ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 200 Summary: Early Pregnancy Loss. (2018). Obstet Gynecol 2018;132:1311-310