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But because femininity has all of these veils, theyll, after vail, after veil. we feel like we can talk about things like miscarriages. >> there is an expectation that we are, we go through life moving on. you know how we say all the time check on your strong friends? and we are all our strong friends. because of the fact there is this expectation that you are supposed to just keep on moving. why would you crumble? you are going to crumble because of that. its happening to plenty of people. so y...

About is carrying the secret when youre moving for with your life. people are working. we have school, we have relationships. you are carrying the secret, and yet, its one of the most biggest and most painful things people have dealt with. how do you describe that? >> i feel like when i was experiencing miscarriages, at first i felt like i could only talk about it to strangers. if i was on a flight. you start talking with this person on a flight. >> as long as you dont know them. >> right! right...

This, okay. women talk to our moms, its like oh yeah, i had about three or four miscarriages. its like oh! oh, so you werent going to share this? so it does feel like a betrayal. >> i think when you are successful, and you have control over so many other things. then you are winning, winning, winning you know. and you and counter this thing that you feel like okay. im not winning at this. and i really dont have a lot of control about how to fix it. thats where it just feels like a betrayal, and ...

Could be normal. but it did say if spotting is heavier, go see your doctor, you may be having a miscarriage. i remember sitting on the toilet and i think at some point, i realized i was having a miscarriage. i looked into it. miscarriages were fairly common. it happens all the time. the doctor said the same thing. she said it sat. it happens. give your body and your emotional self a couple of months to recover and try again. about six months later, i got pregnant right away. i went to the doctor...

The taboo of miscarriage in africa, too. youre not supposed to express your grief 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 ...

One idea professor quenby and her team are already working on in the uk is an app where women will be able to input their clinical details like ethnicity, weight and whether they have had any previous miscarriages. theyll 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, theres been very limited research on this, but partners have reported feeling helpless, ignored and, in ...

Sadly, though, the more miscarriages you have, the more likely you are to have another loss. i am on another pregnancyjourney. apprehensive, hopeful, scared. excited. will everything be ok this time? what will happen? its been two months since we met isabel and she had a scan at university hospital coventry after losing two previous pregnancies, and its wonderful news. this is the gift i have been asking, to be able to hold my son in my arms, alive. little angelo has arrived safe and well. so, w...

It can feel like the vast majority of the miscarriages are inevitable, but thats not the case. there are answers and treatments out there, we just need to properly research them to find them. nobody knows what their pregnancyjourney is going to look like or whether they will be able to have children at all. i know how blessed i am in so many ways. but from my conversations with families, doctors, midwives, campaigners, researchers, its clear that so many people feel very alone on this journey. o...

Judah, wa key—wa key. more than 100 miles away in hornchurch in essex, natasha cradles littlejudah. 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...

Are vague, as most 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. th...