When a woman has decided her pregnancy remains are to be returned to her to make her own arrangements but fails to arrange to collect them, the establishment should have a policy in place to manage this.
When a woman has decided her pregnancy remains are to be returned to her to make her own arrangements but fails to arrange to collect them, the establishment should have a policy in place to manage this.
Pregnancy remains may be packaged individually in separate containers or collectively for disposal.
The Miscarriage Association have developed a suite of learning resources for professionals, informed by women and their partners who have experienced miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or molar pregnancy, and by health professionals who care for patients with pregnancy loss.
Links
[1] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/disposal-of-pregnancy-remains
[2] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/disposal-of-pregnancy-remains#faq40607
[3] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/disposal-of-pregnancy-remains#faq39966
[4] https://www.hta.gov.uk/faqs/disposal-of-pregnancy-remains#faq39981