Early care scheme could prevent thousands of miscarriages a year
Current rules state that three unsuccessful pregnancies are needed to trigger NHS support - but a pilot project could bring about change.
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Early care scheme could prevent thousands of miscarriages a year 2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleVicki LoaderHealth producer Getty ImagesAfter going through two devastating miscarriages, Lisa Varey could not believe what she was thinking.She knew she would have to miscarry again before she could get the help she needed. Only when you have had three miscarriages do you normally qualify for specialist NHS help in England. One in five pregnancies end in miscarriage, most before 14 weeks.Lisa, 34, told her husband: "We're not waiting another year.
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