Antenatal scan found 9 week foetus, as expected. Plus a haematoma. Bleeding that evening became a miscarriage, confirmed by the early pregnancy unit. The EPU assured me all scans would be cancelled. This would include a 12 week scan to test for issues that weren't visible at 9 weeks, plus the later 20 week scan.
A week later, I received an appointment for my 20 week scan. Unfortunately the number to cancel appointments is only available during work hours and I have a job which makes it difficult to pop outside and make calls of an upsetting and personal nature.
I accept that the scan letter is an unfortunate admin error, although I found it devastating. My request is that the 20 week scan letter includes a sentence about if the scan is no longer appropriate, for those who do miscarry, and an easy way for them to cancel the appointment, without having to verbally explain about the miscarriage. This would have made the impact of the letter significantly less upsetting.
"Admin error causing upset after miscarriage"
About: Royal Hallamshire Hospital / Maternity care Royal Hallamshire Hospital Maternity care S10 2JF
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