Pregnancy Loss awareness by Joy Wisdom

Pregnancy Loss and IVF

Pregnancy loss awareness week 9-15^th October

Having experienced pregnancy loss my heart goes out to all women who have experienced the disappointment and grief of Pregnancy loss.

One of the most common experiences in women’s health, with around 1 in 4 known pregnancies ending in miscarriage. For couples already facing infertility, the pain of loss is often compounded by the long, emotional, and costly journey of assisted reproduction.

In vitro fertilisation (IVF) offers hope to many. Globally, more than 2.5 million IVF cycles are performed each year, resulting in over 500,000 births. Yet outcomes remain uncertain: average success rates are 25–30% per cycle for women under 35, declining sharply with age. Many couples require multiple cycles, and with miscarriage risk present, a journey that can be emotionally exhausting. Long term repercussions are often ignored and misunderstood, ongoing with pregnancy loss and infertility linked to higher rates of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress.

• Grief can extend to partners and families, often unrecognised.

• Silence and stigma make the experience even harder to bare and some women do not recover at all; underlying grief and sorrow remains with them.

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Addressing both the medical and emotional realities of pregnancy loss in IVF is essential. Compassionate support, early testing, and integrated care can reduce trauma and improve outcomes, reminding families that while loss is real, so too is the possibility of hope and healing.

At Joy Wisdom Trust (JWT) we understand the layered impact and unique clinical issues underlying stress that can be part of the jigsaw pieces around infertility and pregnancy loss. Through combination methods we help restore physical balance with bespoke integrated support. Emotional release D.A.R.E. (Dissolve and Resolve Emotions), intuitive skills, gently address trauma and grief. Provide support programmes avoiding disappointment, a gentle holding hand, guiding, support with Holistic solutions to help couples get fit for pregnancy. Offering maternity support packages throughout pre-post maternity.

Together with JWT programmes offer alternative solutions for couples hope, resilience, and the chance to rebuild after emotional loss.

www.joywisdomtrust.org