Monday 01 December 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8912
Date Request Received: 19/09/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 02/10/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Number of surgeries for miscarriages under 20 weeks sent for genetic testing
Request Category: Media
| Question Number 1: I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would like to obtain the following information: • The number of surgical removals for a miscarriage under 20 weeks, known as Dilation and Evacuation, which took place in your trust in the past five years. 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 | |
| Answer To Question 1: Maternity- zero Gynae- Number of patients who has surgical management of a miscarriage, who came through EPU. 2023 – 80 patients 2024 – 62 patients 2025 – 43 patients (January until September) | |
| Question Number 2: The number of these surgeries which were sent for genetic testing 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 | |
| Answer To Question 2: Maternity- zero Gynae- We have managed to gather the following information on genetic testing for patients who were seen in our recurrent miscarriage clinic. 2024 – 7 patients and 2025 - 10 patients. | |
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