2147501 Miscarriages and stillbirths

Summary

The requester asked for monthly figures on miscarriages and stillbirths in the Isle of Man from 2017 to 2021, and Manx Care provided the complete data in a table format.

Key Facts

• Manx Care responded to the request on 2022-02-02, providing all requested information.
• The data covers monthly statistics for births, preterm births, stillbirths, and miscarriages from 2017 through 2021.
• The authority noted that the miscarriage count may include the same patient scanned more than once.
• Stillbirths were recorded in specific months in 2017, 2019, and 2021, with zero occurrences in 2018 and 2020.
• The request was processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

Data Disclosed

• 2017-2021
• 2021-12-15
• 2022-02-02
• 2147501
• 4 pages
• 2 documents
• 62 births (Jan 2017)
• 0 stillborn (Jan 2017)
• 4 miscarriages (Jan 2017)
• 2 stillborn (Sep 2019)
• 1 stillborn (Jan 2021)
• 1 stillborn (Feb 2021)
• 1 stillborn (Oct 2021)

Original Request

Could you please provide monthly figures for the number of miscarriages and stillbirths occurring from 2017-2021. Thank you

Data Tables (5)

Full Response Text

Table: Monthly figures for the number of miscarriages and stillbirths from 2017 – 2021.

2017 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Births 62 47 72 56 60 66 65 67 74 62 57 42 Births before 37 weeks 4 3 3 4 2 6 3 9 7 3 5 7 Stillborn(at delivery) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miscarriage(all types) Total 4 6 4 3 8 5 4 8 10 8 8 2 2018 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Births 72 37 62 60 62 57 72 52 71 67 48 61 Births before 37 weeks 3 4 4 3 3 5 8 2 8 4 6 4 Stillborn(at delivery) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miscarriage(all types) Total 6 1 5 8 6 3 5 7 4 13 7 5 2019 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Births 57 51 51 65 66 47 59 50 66 59 61 64 Births before 37 weeks 3 4 3 4 7 2 0 3 7 3 3 7 Stillborn(at delivery) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Miscarriage(all types) Total 7 8 4 12 10 2 8 7 2 3 7 4 2020 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Births 48 48 60 55 61 65 63 47 52 56 43 50 Births before 37 weeks 5 6 4 3 4 1 4 4 3 7 1 6 Stillborn(at delivery) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miscarriage(all types) Total 9 6 5 2 9 4 7 5 7 10 12 7 2021 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Births 47 56 58 62 66 45 51 61 67 68 46 56 Births before 37 weeks 4 6 4 2 7 2 1 7 2 5 3 8 Stillborn(at delivery) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Miscarriage(all types) Total 6 5 8 1 6 4 4 3 6 8 7 10

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 2147501 1 February 2022

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 15 December 2021 and which states:

"Could you please provide monthly figures for the number of miscarriages and stillbirths occurring from 2017-2021. Thank you"

Our response: Please see attached table. It should be noted that the miscarriage count could include the same patient scanned more than once. Please quote the reference number 2147501 in any future communications.

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