For those who may not have seen, the government (thanks to campaigning my Myleen Klass) has released new guidance for the care of women experiencing pregnancy loss.
The full recommendations can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-independent-pregnancy-loss-review/government-response-to-the-independent-pregnancy-loss-review-care-and-support-when-baby-loss-occurs-before-24-weeks-gestation
But for anyone needing ammo to go back to their doctor to ask for tests and support after 1-2 miscarriages, recommendation 43 is the important one:
"Recommendation 43
Working with the Royal Colleges, NHSE should develop standardised primary and secondary care clinical guidelines for pre-24-week baby loss, and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) should revise its Green-top Guidelines so that local service providers and commissioners can update their local guidelines and service provision. The guidance should include the following:
- following the first loss, if individuals experience a pre-24-week baby loss and request an appointment with their GP practice, a person-centred consultation should be offered to them. If appropriate or requested by the individual, during this appointment, the individual’s baby loss experience and future pregnancies should be discussed. Information about the impact on mental health and trauma that may ensue following a baby loss should be provided, and individuals should be advised that they can self-refer to NHS talking therapies. Clinicians should actively encourage this self-referral if they feel it would benefit the individual
- following 2 losses, an appointment should be made for blood tests, including full blood count and thyroid function and other necessary investigations. Depending on the results of these tests, along with any other pre-existing or chronic physical or mental health conditions, referrals should be made to the relevant specialism
- following a third baby loss, a consultant-led appointment should be offered at a specialist recurrent miscarriage centre, where possible, so additional tests, including genetic testing, scanning, screening and treatment, may be offered
- the standardised primary and secondary care clinical guidelines should include flexibility to accommodate and prioritise differing factors such as advanced maternal age, infertility, recurrent loss and other medical conditions"
Hope this might help anyone in my situation after 2 losses who doesn't want to just sit around waiting for a third to happen before getting support xx