Miscarriage Is Increasingly Dangerous for Women in Texas, Our Analysis Shows. Here’s How We Did It.

There is little research on complications related to pregnancy loss in the first trimester, when most miscarriages happen.

The need to explore this phase is urgent, experts told ProPublica .

The number of blood transfusions during emergency room visits for first -trimester miscarriage shot up by 54% .

Experts say the spike is a troubling indicator of delays in care.

The number of emergency department first -trimester hospitalizations was relatively stable prior to COVID-19 .

In 2022 , the first full year after the state passed its six-week abortion ban, the number of encounters jumped by 11% . And in 2023 , the year after that, they rose again, increasing by 25% from pre-COVID levels.