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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 more in the uk, with things like this beautiful exhibition here in manchester. but afte...

Just take codeine and paracetamol, you will be fine." i was actually losing fluids and bleeding at the time. within 48 hours of going home, isabel started bleeding heavily. she was rushed to hospital, but her baby boy died. and why do you feel you are not listened to, you are not heard? the colour of my skin. "black skin, it is not from here, you can wait." there is very little doctors can do to save a baby at this stage in pregnancy, but the feeling of not being listened to is what has stayed w...

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 is different in black and asian women to white women and we know 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 and african countries women in african countries for example are also at greater risk. the data i...

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 absently crushed me. i would go and do some shopping and i would cry in the car on the way to the shops, or i would cry sitting on the t...

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 telling you, just get over it and listen to you, listen to your partner. you h...

Who we heard from earlier, suffered three miscarriages and one ectopic pregnancy, where the embryo starts going outside the womb. they now have two little daughters, but they said it is very difficult to be open about pregnancy loss. our second loss remained between me and my wife. we did not share it with anyone in the family, because we felt this is our pain, we need to go through it alone. our society can make you feel like a loss is your own fault. within some families, their are mother—in...

She experienced eight miscarriages before his arrival, including a late loss almost five months into her pregnancy. hello! whats going on? everythings 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 whats going on. we have been given the pr...

Weight and whether they have had any previous miscarriages. 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. ive been hearing from partners all around the world, starting with amir sangal in karachi, pakistan. translation: at ...

Or express your pain, you have to be the strong one. this is also culture in africa, 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. theres no pressure to grieve. us playing football and us doing the training is us grieving. matt and his wife, lauren, have...

Count these losses. countries dont actually count these losses. 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. t...