Misdiagnosed Miscarriage, Kinda makes me have less hope in NHS

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[kat2504]

12 years ago things were very different and hospitals didn't have the technology to do the early pregnancy scans that are available now. I'm sorry about what happened to your auntie though. I suspect a lot of times when people have bleeding that turns out not to be a miscarriage, it is a vanishing twin. They just wouldn't necessarily have been able to routinely spot this back then.

D&C used to be routine for miscarriages back then too. But some women actually prefer to let nature take it's course, or to have medical management. Not everyone want to go into a hopsital and have an op under general when they are already traumatised. Sometimes a D&C is the best option.

My personal experience is that both times I have had a miscarriage I have been offered a choice of how I wanted it to be managed. The first time I did choose the D&C and they were happy to let me do that at 10 weeks. The second time I also had a free choice and I had medical management at 9 weeks. It is not true that they don't do anything before 12 weeks. They do tell women that natural management is safe if you don't have signs of infection, and perhaps they want to avoid women having unnecessary surgery. They told me the D&C is not risky, but there are risks with any operation and I would worry about having too many and possibly weakening my cervix.

Miscarriage is a personal tragedy however it is managed. Doctors are not always entirely sympathetic and can treat it as business as usual. I don't think the NHS failed your auntie as they did a scan before they operated to make sure! I'm sure it was a very worrying time for her, but I still believe misdiagnosed miscarriages are rare these days, especially now we have transvaginal scanning.

 

[1liz9]

I too had a D&C back in March. It was a blighted ovum. We gave the baby every chance to grow...I waited a few weeks prior to going ahead with the procedure, but nothing ever advanced. I think it was the best decision for me, but I have to admit part of me always wonders....

I don't know what I would do if faced with the decision again.

 

[susan36]

hi with my mmc in 1999 . i was took for few scans in total b4 the d&c but then the d&c was my only option i was young and didnt think much off it . with my mmc in july 2010 i was given 3 options . and i chose natural . but really i cant fault the nhs as with all my mc late ones and early ones they have been great . with this pregnacy the midwifes have been brilliant explaining everything on the scan , and giving me more scans for reasurance .im so sorry what happened to ur auntie