ABSTRACT

Early pregnancy complications represent a significant number of attendances both to primary care and hospital emergency (A&E) departments. Considering at least one in four pregnant women will have a miscarriage in the first trimester, and up to one in 50 will have an ectopic pregnancy, the rapid identification, management and aftercare of such women can clearly be seen to be of benefit to the woman’s wellbeing as well as an effective use of resources.1