Miscarriage: poor access to care leaves thousands of UK women desperately searching for answers

<i>A seemingly arbitrary rule is preventing women in the UK from accessing specialist care until they’ve had three miscarriages. Campaigners want to change this, <b>Elisabeth Mahase</b> reports.</i>

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BMJ
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2026-06-30
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2026-100109
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Healthcare Systems and Challenges
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Miscarriage: poor access to care leaves thousands of UK women desperately searching for answers

Elisabeth Mahase
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Healthcare Systems and Challenges
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Miscarriage: poor access to care leaves thousands of UK women desperately searching for answers

Elisabeth Mahase
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Abstract

<i>A seemingly arbitrary rule is preventing women in the UK from accessing specialist care until they’ve had three miscarriages. Campaigners want to change this, <b>Elisabeth Mahase</b> reports.</i>

BMJVol. 393
BMJ Group (United Kingdom)
Gender equality
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Healthcare Systems and Challenges
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