Data sources
| Administrative data | Data topics included |
| Finnish population registers 1998-2021 | Miscarriages; socio-demographic variables; deprivation level of postal code area; physical and mental health indicators; fertility treatments. |
| Survey data (combined with register data) | Data topics included |
| FinHealth 2011 and 2017 | Miscarriages; socio-demographic variables; physical and mental health indicators. |
| FinSote 2018 | Miscarriages; socio-demographic variables; physical and mental health indicators. |
ATH: Study of adult health, wellbeing and service use 2013-15 | Miscarriages; socio-demographic variables; physical and mental health indicators. |
| Administrative data | Data topics included |
| French health data (SNDS) 2002-23 | Miscarriages; CMU-C; area-level deprivation; overall health indicators; fertility treatments. |
| Survey data | Data topics included |
| FECOND 2010-11 | Miscarriages; socio-demographic variables; physical and mental health indicators; health behaviours; fertility treatments. |
| Administrative data | Data topics included |
| Scottish hospital and census data, 2001-2021* | Miscarriages treated in hospital and reported at antenatal visits; socio-demographic variables; area-level deprivation. |
| Survey data | Data topics included |
| Next Steps Cohort 1989-90 | Miscarriages, sociodemographic variables; familial background during childhood; overall health indicators; fertility treatments. |
| British Cohort Study 1970-2016 | Miscarriages; socio-demographic variables; area-level deprivation; overall health indicators; health behaviours; fertility treatments. |
| National Child Development Study 1958-2004 | Miscarriages; socio-demographic variables; area-level deprivation; overall health indicators; health behaviours; fertility treatments. |
* Data access approval pending.
41 semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted in 2025 among adult women who had experienced a miscarriage within the previous five years in France.
The data topics included:
- the socio-demographic characteristics of the individual and their living environment;
- the number and outcome of previous pregnancies (to situate miscarriages within broader reproductive experiences), as well as the context of the pregnancy (or pregnancies) that ended in miscarriage (e.g. pregnancy intentions, gestational age, and information to determine the type of pregnancy loss experienced);
- emotions and feelings related to the miscarriage;
- experiences within the healthcare system and the care received due to the miscarriage;
- support received during and after the miscarriage;
- mental well-being after the miscarriage;
- the definition of miscarriage as understood by the respondent.
Part of the data collected relates to understanding questions commonly used in quantitative surveys about miscarriages.
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