We Need To Talk About Pregnancy Loss

On average, one in every four pregnancies ends in loss, and yet miscarriage, stillbirth, and pregnancy loss are still taboo subjects in many cultures. As a result, women who go through it experience shame, guilt, and loneliness which is entirely a product of attitude, and not science. This Baby Loss awareness week, we want to cast a light on a not at all uncommon phenomenon. 

In this episode:

• Leila and Kim share and compare their personal experiences of pregnancy loss and how it has changed their attitudes to actually having a child
• A look at the frequency of pregnancy loss, and the documented causes
• We dissect how the language we use shapes the way we and others think about pregnancy loss. 
• Some advice on what to say to someone going through a pregnancy loss
• How pregnancy losses are treated in the workplace, and how that's beginning to change.

Find out more about Baby Loss Awareness Week: https://babyloss-awareness.org/

Charities that can offer support and guidance for people going through pregnancy loss:

https://www.sands.org.uk/ 

https://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/