Most women can have healthy babies after a miscarriage.

Management of miscarriage

What we can do, however, is support you through what can be a very challenging time. Keeping your health front and centre, we can manage a miscarriage in one of the following ways.

Conservative management
Also known as ‘expectant management’, this involves resting at home until the pregnancy tissue naturally passes from your womb. This may be recommended if the miscarriage happens early in the pregnancy, and we would monitor your progress along the way.

Medical management
If suitable, we can often accelerate the passing of pregnancy tissues with medication. This can happen in a health care setting, or at home.

Surgical management
If you have heavy bleeding, severe pain or signs of infection, a surgical approach may be recommended. The procedure is called a ‘dilatation and curettage’, it’s performed under a general anaesthetic and only takes 5 – 10 minutes once you are under. It may also be an option if the other two methods have failed, or you simply chose this as your first preference.