
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8904
Date Request Received: 15/09/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 14/10/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Miscarried Babies which have been lost, discarded, or contaminated
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: This FOI follows this article https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/25393764.essex-womans-miscarried-baby-lost-hospital-contaminated/. • The number of miscarried babies that were reported as discarded, lost, or contaminated in the SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ for the past five years. | |
| Answer To Question 1: The Trust do not report miscarriages in our maternity reporting system. All hospital based miscarried babies are managed in accordance with medical processes including disposal. | |
| Question Number 2: • A breakdown of these incidents by year | |
| Answer To Question 2: N/A | |
| Question Number 3: • A breakdown of any costs due to these incidents | |
| Answer To Question 3: N/A | |
| Question Number 4: • A breakdown of hours spent by NHS workers either attempting to find or reporting or spending time on these incidents | |
| Answer To Question 4: N/A | |
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