Written question asked by Baroness Pidgeon (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 3 July 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 July 2026. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Monday, 24 August 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Miscarriage: Databases

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the recording of miscarriage experienced by women engaged with NHS services.

Answer

It has historically been difficult to gather accurate and comprehensive data on miscarriages. While data is collected on those miscarriages that occur during hospital stays, the majority occur outside of healthcare settings, and it is the choice of the woman affected whether she discloses that information to healthcare professionals.

The planned introduction of the new Single Patient Record (SPR) is an important step towards one, comprehensive health record for every patient, and this will start with maternity. The SPR will initially capture some, though not all, miscarriage data, and we will continue to consider this as implementation progresses.

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL1637
Session: 2026-27
Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: Databases Miscarriage
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Miscarriage: Databases

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