baby loss awareness

Losing a baby at any stage of pregnancy is a horribly traumatic experience. Losing a baby during pregnancy when you are fortunate enough to have living children back at home can be a blessing and a curse. Having been through this myself twice, I often felt like I couldn’t really complain about my loss of Sophie and Charlie as much as a mother who hadn’t been able to bring any of her children...

• 1 in 4 UK parents lose a baby, but widespread stigma creates lack of support
• With politicians debating pregnancy loss policy changes, Tommy’s campaigners say the country still needs a culture shift and more open conversations
• Half of bereaved parents said nobody at work acknowledged their loss or asked how they were, and only a third felt able to talk about their
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