Management of Pregnancy Loss

Medical Management (taking medicines)

As with early miscarriage this can be used to treat late miscarriage. This involves taking one oral tablet and then returning 48 hours later for a series of tablets and/or vaginal pessaries to help the neck of the womb open and allow the pregnancy to pass. Once admitted for the second dose of medication the process may take from a few hours up to a few days. You may experience some bleeding or spotting for up to two weeks after your delivery.

Sometimes if the bleeding is very heavy or there is some pregnancy tissue remaining in the womb, a surgical procedure may need to be performed. This is known as surgical management of miscarriage and is performed under general anaesthetic. This is 95% successful in completing the miscarriage.