Concern for women without private health insurance who suffer miscarriage

Women without private health insurance who suffer an early miscarriage in this country are more likely to be hospitalised and in need of a blood transfusion than private patients, a study has found.

Research on more than 50,000 cases where women were admitted to an acute maternity hospital due to an early miscarriage found public patients had almost double the risk of being hospitalised and more than double the risk of needing a blood transfusion compared to private patients.