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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Miscarriage: Databases
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with NHS England to improve the collection of data on second trimester miscarriage through the maternity services dataset.
- Answer
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Whilst it is possible, it is not mandatory for trusts to record second trimester miscarriage through the Maternity Services Data Set (MSDS). The requirements for the next iteration for the MSDS include more detailed data collection around pregnancy outcomes, including on miscarriage. Timescales for this next iteration are yet to be confirmed.
There are no specific plans to update the Digital Maternity Record Standard at present, as the current version has yet to be fully implemented by all maternity system suppliers. However, this will be considered as part of wider maternity data architecture design work, which will also support the MSDS and the Single Patient Record.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL1638
- Session
- 2026-27
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Databases Statistics NHS England Miscarriage
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- 2026-07-21 11:12:27 +0100
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