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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 more in the uk, with things like this beautiful exhibition here in manchester. but after my losses, i...

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 not collected. there is clearly a myriad of compacts and difficult issues at play here, but the longer...

Because i miscarried at home. all four women described numerous occasions when they did not feel their concerns were taken seriously by clinicians. ijust do not think we are being listened to and heard in the spaces. do you think it is about the colour of your skin? all: absolutely. it really is a struggle all around when it comes to our maternal care. i have come to queen charlotte's and chelsea hospital here in west london, which sees many black and ethnic minority patients, to try and get a better understanding of why black women are at higher risk of having a miscarriage, whether they have...

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 you earn, how old you are, it touches everyone on every continent. all the dads we have spoken to hav...

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. all the dads we have spoken to have gone on to have healthy babies and they all say speaking out has h...