Memorial services offered following an early pregnancy loss in Scotland.

Empirical evidence suggests that memorial services and mementoes aid the grieving process for couples following an early pregnancy loss, and reduce the risk of psychological morbidity with its attendant sequelae. Following a telephone questionnaire, the provision of and signposting to memorial services was found to vary across 20 Early Pregnancy Units (EPUs) identified in Scotland, with local media resources employed, rather than personal invitation, and no consistency at which gestational age or when mementoes were offered. These discrepancies need to be resolved. All units were aware of national charities working in this area.