Late diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy 'putting women at risk'

NHS figures show 30 ectopic pregnancies were missed, leading to serious harm in 2017/2018

Women are at risk of serious harm and death because hospitals are not always diagnosing ectopic pregnancies quickly enough, an investigation reveals.

About 12,000 women a year in the UK suffer an ectopic pregnancy – when a fertilised egg grows outside the womb – putting them at risk if a fallopian tube containing the foetus ruptures and causes potentially fatal heavy bleeding.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/32RISTl

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