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Early pregnancy - question for ladies with medical background, please help

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Lanawondering · 16/02/2022 13:53

Hi all, I hope I'm posting this where I'm supposed to.
I had a miscarriage at 11-12 weeks (the first of five in total) 6 years ago and just now I finally managed to get access to my medical records. I needed the access for entirety different reasons, but I saw that on the last blood and urine test, which I requested as we were going on a holiday (I wanted to make sure everything is fine before travelling) it says "insignificant growth" but I was told that everything is fine.
So we went on a holiday only to have the most traumatic experience in my life that nearly killed me and ruined me completely, it took me years to start living somewhat normally... I had my miscarriage in a foreign country with virtually none existing healthcare system compared to what we have here, more than 10 hours full blown labour and passing out from the pain before an ambulance took me to a hospital where after one day I had the "product" removed with no anaesthesia, while one nurse is flashing her phone between my legs for more light with my husband holding me down...
I was between 11-12 weeks, I've got everything documented, just don't want to open that folder unless I really have to.
My question is - if I had insignificant growth why I was told that everything is fine? I specifically said that I will be travelling and if something was not right I will cancel our holiday. Are they legally obligated to let me know the real status of my pregnancy? We all know what insignificant growth means, why on earth I was told everything is fine and sent to travel when clearly it wasn't fine?
If anyone can shed some light on this I will be forever grateful... Till now I lived with the guilt that I did something wrong, that it's my fault that I lost my baby, just to find out that things were not going very well 4-5 days before we traveled.
I'm still in shock... I can't stop thinking about this, if someone was supposed to tell me but didn't for whatever reason I need to know why or I'll lose my mind...
Thank you all !!!

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FixTheBone · 16/02/2022 14:04

I'll apologise in advance for not being a lady, but I do have a medical background, and myself and my wife have personal experience of miscarriage and stillbirth, so I do know something of the emotions that cross our minds.

I'm reading that you have interpreted 'insignificant growth' as relating to foetal growth. However if you had a blood and urine test, it probably refers to microbial growth in the urine specimen - i.e. no significant bacteria found.

The best way to know for sure is to arrange an appointment with the person who arranged those tests, express your concerns and ask them to explain the results to you.

I'm almost certain you will have done nothing wrong. After our losses we had an autopsy, and genetic analysis offered, which showed it was just cruel fate.

Lonecatwithkitten · 16/02/2022 15:42

I agree with @FixTheBone it refers to insignificant bacterial growth in your urine. There is not test on blood or urine that is a direct measure of foetal of foetal growth - HCG levels give an indication of stage of pregnancy, but not of viability if that pregnancy.
Even then the blood and urine tests are a snap shot on that single moment on that single day and are not able to provide a longer prediction.

HappyHippoWhatAMess · 17/02/2022 08:04

Am medical and agree with the above- insignificant growth relates to the urine culture which didn’t grow any pathogenic bacteria. This is a normal finding and would have had no impact on your loss (which sounds horrific and I’m very sorry for you)

Lanawondering · 29/09/2024 11:19

I do apologise, it has been years since I posted this, thank you all for your posts, I guess I was still not ready to let go, not that I am ready now or I'll ever be, but I believe I needed someone to be guilty even for a while as I couldn't bare my own guilt anymore. Now I know it's not my fault but I know who's is. Never mind, thank you again and I apologise again for not replying - I just didn't want to face the truth.

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