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Her second birthday. this still parents exhibition here at manchester's whitworth gallery is the first of its kind, aimed at breaking some of that silence that still surrounds baby and pregnancy loss all around the world. even the word itself can be problematic. miscarriage, to miscarry, is defined as... or... the focus there clearly on failure. many countries do not even have a specific word for miscarriage, theyjust use the term spontaneous abortion, which can be very upsetting and confusing. even the medical term miscarriage is defined differently depending on where you are in the world, an...

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, it struck me, given how physically and mentally painful miscarriage can be, why are we not talking about it more? why do we not know more about what happens? my name is professor siobhan quenby. my name is natasha nec...

Where it exists, we will never be able to truly say that all women receive the care that they so deserve. back in coventry, professor quenby runs the recurrent miscarriage clinic at university hospital. a lot of the patients are understandably very anxious because of their previous pregnancy losses. she's also a leading researcher in this field, which is notoriously underfunded. she's currently trying to raise money to investigate some of the many unknowns around why black women are at higher risk, including looking into any potential biological factors. we know, for example, if you're black a...

Silence at times, but also laughter and most of all, there's been acknowledgement, recognition of these precious lives that have been lost. for kellie, this walk is part of her healing process. i feel he's with me when i come to these, i feel close to him. i know he's with me every day, but these events make it more real. kellie remembers her son every day, but she still doesn't know why her baby died. in fact, most people never get a definitive answer, myself included. and that can make the healing process even harder. the causes of miscarriage are not well understood. most happen in the firs...

What colour you are, how much you earn, how old you are, it touches everyone on every continent. all the dads we've spoken to have gone on to have healthy babies, and they all say speaking out has helped them to move forward. it's not the case for everyone, but most people who suffer a miscarriage will go on to have a healthy pregnancy. 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? it's been two months since we met isabel an...