Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Prevent baby loss as a result of an Incompetent Cervix by routine monitoring.
Closed
31 signatures
What the petition asks
Ensure that women in a high-risk category are offered a pre-pregnancy trans-vaginal scan to measure cervical length and cervical length checks should be performed routinely throughout pregnancy. Where cervical length falls below 2.5cm a treatment plan should be offered. This will save babies lives
Around 25% of all mid-trimester losses are caused by an Incompetent Cervix. Current guidance does not allow for routine monitoring meaning that many women lose their children as a result of IC as it is often too late to offer treatment. The most successful form of treatment is a trans-abdominal cerclage but this should be done pre-pregnancy as the surgery itself can cause miscarriage. Current guidance does not allow for this to be picked up on pre-pregnancy for many women.
Timeline
| 20 Aug 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Feb 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
31
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
20 Aug 2020
Closed
20 Feb 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.