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Ive had one healthy pregnancy, my beautiful boy rion, and four that ended in loss. two were early miscarriages and two happened much later into my pregnancies, where i gave birth to my tiny babies, rivah and rae. i am one of tens of millions of women around the world who have suffered pregnancy loss, and as my work as global health correspondent has shown me many times, i know how lucky i am to receive the level of care i have had. the conversation around pregnancy loss is opening up so much mor...

Miscarriages before his arrival, including a late loss almost five months into her pregnancy. hello! what is going on? everything is supposed to be ok, no—one tells you that your waters are going to break early, so that was a massive shock to me and then to lose your baby and have to bury your baby, that was just unimaginable. natasha says she also did not feel heard by some clinicians and says urgent research is needed to understand what is going on. we have been given the problem, we have be...

I was still doubting, to be honest, that i would have such a healthy baby and, you know, such a good outcome. our little angelo is a month old today. we just marked on monday we lost our baby a year ago, so it has been, you know, we have mixed feelings. we do not know how we feel, to be honest. you can just sleep and rest now. for those who can feel hopeless after a loss, what would you say to them more generally? you need to take your time, do not try to rush, do not try to hear what society is...

They will then get specific evidence—based advice on how to lower their risk of a loss. but pregnancy loss can isolate you from those closest to you, especially your partner. again, there has been very limited research on this, but partners have reported feeling helpless, ignored and in some cases, deeply traumatised. i have been hearing from partners all around the world, starting with amir sangal in karachi, pakistan. translation: at first, | i didnt know what to do, because i had never expe...

Especially in malawi, things like miscarriage are taboo in this part of the world. in the uk, men who have experienced pregnancy and baby loss are increasingly finding each other and starting up support communities. these men have all lost babies and they share their grief through football. there is no pressure to grieve. us playing football and us doing the training is us grieving. matt and his wife, lauren, have suffered four miscarriages. it crushed me. i would go and do some shopping and i w...

I have had one healthy pregnancy, my beautiful boy rion, and four that ended in loss. two were early miscarriages and two happened much later into my pregnancies, where i gave birth to my tiny babies, rivah and rae. i am one of tens of millions of women around the world who have suffered pregnancy loss and as my work as global health correspondent has shown me many times, i know how lucky i am to receive the level of care i have had. the conversation around pregnancy loss is opening up so much m...

Potential biological factors. we know for example if you are black and asian then you handle glucose less well. so we know you are at much more increased risk of gestational diabetes. we also know that the balance of bacteria in your vagina an imbalance in the bacteria in your vagina has been associated with miscarriage and preterm birth, so that is another area we can look at. researchers do not know if black women in african countries for example are also at greater risk. the data is simply no...

Thank you so much. for raul, liam, matt and all those speaking out, the aim is to help others who might be secretly struggling. many people choose not to talk about their losses, but it is about having the opportunity to if and when needed. what is the worst that can happen? we cannot make anyone feel worse about what they have gone through, but actually we can make a lot of people feel a little bit more at ease. yes, baby loss does not discriminate, does not care what colour you are, how much y...

The aim is to help others who might be secretly struggling. many people choose not to talk about their losses, but it is about having the opportunity to if and when needed. what is the worst that can happen? we cannot make anyone feel worse about what they have gone through, but actually we can make a lot of people feel a little bit more at ease. yes, baby loss does not discriminant, does not care what colour you are, how much you earn, how old you are, it touches everyone on every continent. al...

To be honest, i didnt have much support at all. - the hardest part, i think, is people wanted to - dismiss it, you know. thank you so much. for raul, liam, matt and all those speaking out, the aim is to help others who might be secretly struggling. but its about having the opportunity to if and when needed. whats the worst that can happen? we cant make anyone feel worse about what theyve gone through, but actually, we can make a lot of people feel a little bit more at ease. yes, baby loss doesnt...