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Objectives
To understand:
The need for a dedicated early pregnancy
assessment service
The basics that such a service should offer
Why is an Early Pregnancy Assessment service needed?
> 20% of women experience bleeding in early pregnancy
1 in 6 of known pregnancies result in miscarriage
1-3% of pregnancies are ectopic
~2% of pregnancies are conceived via IVF in the UK
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