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Calls to change the law around parental leave after baby loss

“THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE BEING LEFT TO SUFFER AT A TIME THEY NEED SUPPORT THE MOST - THIS YEAR WE MUST CHANGE THE LAW”

A SOLICITOR who has led a national campaign demanding statutory leave for those who suffer a pregnancy loss has vowed “2023 is the year we must change the law” in this area.

Keeley Lengthorn, who lost three children in the space of three years, fears thousands of...

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28% of UK adults are unfamiliar with the term miscarriage

  • 72% of UK adults have heard of ‘miscarriage’ (72%), but 28% are unfamiliar with the term
  • Less than half (42%) say they would feel ‘very confident’ explaining what miscarriage means
  • 71% have heard of stillbirths, but 29% do not know what this means
  • Less than 1 in 10 people (9%) have heard of molar pregnancy, and less than half (43%) have heard of neonatal
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New service to help employers provide support through pregnancy problems, including fertility treatment and baby loss

UK charity helping companies to support workers through pregnancy and parenting challenges, including fertility treatment and baby loss

  • Baby charity Tommy’s launches Pregnancy & Parenting at Work service for employers to support employees through challenging life events
  • 2/3 parents felt managers wanted to help - but only 1/3 said they knew how
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Ben and Marina Fogle

Ben and Marina Fogle launch charity appeal to help other bereaved parents

Ben and Marina Fogle launch charity appeal to help other bereaved parents

Ben and Marina Fogle star in a new film about the pioneering pregnancy research by charity Tommy’s, which aired on BBC1 on Saturday 27 February (you can find it on the BBC Iplayer for the rest of this month), having sadly found themselves among the 1 in 4 parents who personally experience baby loss.

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