Hundreds of thousands of miscarriages go unrecorded each year

Counting losses ‘will improve care and ultimately save babies’ lives’, pregnancy charity chief tells Maya Oppenheim

Tommy’s, a leading pregnancy charity, says lack of available data on miscarriages results in the problem being overlooked by health services (PA Wire)

Hundreds of thousands of miscarriages go unrecorded in the UK every year due to healthcare providers not recording them, campaigners have warned.

Tommy’s, a leading pregnancy charity, said the lack of available data on miscarriages results in the problem being overlooked by health services.

Bophanie Lun and Ben Lankester, a couple who have made a film about miscarriage after Ms Lun experienced one, said: “Miscarriage still feels like a taboo that people won’t talk about.