Miscarriage is a global issue, with some countries having higher miscarriage rates than others. The word ‘miscarriage’ is defined as a spontaneous loss of pregnancy before 24 weeks. There is no common reason why some women miscarry and in most cases prevention cannot be helped medically. Each year, hundreds of thousands of women in the UK are affected by miscarriage effecting 10% – 20% of all confirmed pregnancies, during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy. Unfortunately,

Thousands of women have miscarriage every day. The charity Tommy’s say 23 million women miscarry yearly worldwide. (2021 stats) Some women are aware of the event while others are oblivious. When talking to women of all ages they have their own story of miscarriage or pregnancy issues. Most will keep it a secret. Unable to explain the extent of emotional loss and grief. What is common is that women appear to have dealt with it, carry on, yet unbeknown to them underlying em

Miscarriage and termination is not fully understood. Certainly, the US supreme court changes of Row v Wade has shaken women to the core. And it brought back my feelings and loneliness. Receiving descension within my family with no understanding of why, from my own termination. My experience of a termination came from medical reasons, in 1979. It was a harrowing experience. I was treated like a leper in hospital. Staff seemed to make up their minds I was out of order due to