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On average, one in every four pregnancies ends in loss, and yet miscarriage, stillbirth, and pregnancy loss are still taboo subjects in many cultures. As a result, women who go through it experience shame, guilt, and loneliness which is entirely a product of attitude, and not science. This Baby Loss awareness week, we want to cast a light on a not at all uncommon phenomenon. 

In this episode:

• Leila and Kim share and compare their personal experiences of pregnancy loss and how it has changed their attitudes to actually having a child
• A look at the frequency of pregnancy loss, and the documented causes
• We dissect how the language we use shapes the way we and others think about pregnancy loss. 
• Some advice on what to say to someone going through a pregnancy loss
• How pregnancy losses are treated in the workplace, and how that's beginning to change.

Find out more about Baby Loss Awareness Week: https://babyloss-awareness.org/

Charities that can offer support and guidance for people going through pregnancy loss:

https://www.sands.org.uk/ 

https://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/