Article by Joy Wisdom Any loss is devastating for couples in maternity. A successful outcome is all we want, and millions of successful conceptions take place each year. However, there are a large percentage who find conception a trial with no particular reason or understanding. Expectation dashed, disappointments and anxiety can be part of the unsuccessful outcome. Today, Miscarriage happens to a large percentage of the population and a global issue. In UK we have excepti

2021 England’s women’s survey results from over 100,000 women. The overall finds were staggering. Women felt unsupported, not heard or taken seriously by professionals and unsupported in their menstrual, menopause, infertility and maternity issues, by health care providers. Birmingham University published three articles in the Lancet in April 2021, that substantiated women’s devastation and mental health issues from miscarriage. Just one of the many factors that affects wome

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