Management of bleeding in early pregnancy in accident and emergency departments

Abstract

We sent a questionnaire to 109 accident and emergency departments in England and Wales treating more than 20 000 new patients a year. We asked them whether they saw women with bleeding in early pregnancy and, if so, to answer a further 11 questions requiring a yes or no answer on the facilities available and the management policy used. After the first 21 questionnaires had been sent, a question on the availability of ergometrine and oxytocin was added to the remaining 88 questionnaires. Consultants or senior medical or nursing staff completed the questionnaires, which were analysed with a X² test.