Dr. Máire Milner:

No. Very often, we use medication in early pregnancy where women have a missed miscarriage. This is an everyday procedure happening several times a day in our maternity hospitals. Very often, when one approaches this medically, one still ends up in theatre as parts of the pregnancy are still left inside. One can use medical or surgical means early in pregnancy. After 12 weeks, it is probably much more likely one will use medical means due to the size of the baby's limbs and the size of the head and so on.