A GP is asked to provide a sick note for a 30-year-old woman who has had a miscarriage at 10 weeks of gestation. She was not employed and asks whether...

Question

A GP is asked to provide a sick note for a 30-year-old woman who has had a miscarriage at 10 weeks of gestation. She was not employed and asks whether she is entitled to maternity leave. Which is the single most accurate statement about statutory rights following a miscarriage before 24 weeks?

Accepted Answer

A miscarriage before 24 weeks is not classified as a stillbirth - she is not entitled to statutory maternity leave, but the GP can provide a fit note for sickness absence if she is unwell

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She is entitled to full statutory maternity leave and pay

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She has no right to any time off work

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She is entitled to 2 weeks of bereavement leave

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Only women who miscarry after 20 weeks are entitled to maternity leave

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Miscarriage - Statutory Rights

A GP is asked to provide a sick note for a 30-year-old woman who has had a miscarriage at 10 weeks of gestation. She was not employed and asks whether she is entitled to maternity leave. Which is the single most accurate statement about statutory rights following a miscarriage before 24 weeks?