The latest news from the Miscarriage Association
9th October 2017
Today marks the start of Babyloss Awareness Week, a special annual event to remember the brief lives of babies lost during pregnancy, during or shortly after birth, or in infancy. Over the next seven days, we and our supporters will be working alongside representatives from 40 pregnancy and baby loss charities and groups across the […]
25th August 2017
This week’s BMJ Open publishes the top ten priorities for miscarriage research, as identified by the Miscarriage Priority-Setting Partnership, a project of the James Lind Alliance. Miscarriage Association Trustee Barbara Hepworth-Jones* represented the M.A. on the Priority-Setting Partnership steering group, and explains: There are many unanswered questions about miscarriage – so a key question is […]
4th August 2017
It has been truly moving to see how our Simply Say campaign has been resonating with people since its launch just a few days ago. Our web page, animation and infographic have started that process, but it has been the sharing of comments, personal stories and photographs that has been driving the campaign forward and […]
9th June 2017
Pregnancy after loss can be a very anxious time, with a real mixture of hope and worry, as we note here. We are embarking on a project to improve the care and support that we provide for women and their partners who are pregnant after a previous loss. We think we can do more to […]
17th May 2017
After a miscarriage, or ectopic or molar pregnancy, you might want to find some way of remembering your baby and marking the loss of his or her brief life. Our new Stars of Remembrance page offers that opportunity. An online memorial to babies lost in pregnancy, it provides a special place to mark the brief lives of […]
25th March 2017
Mothers’ Day can be a tough time for those of you thinking about babies who died before they were born – especially if others don’t understand your feelings of loss at this time. One place where people really do understand is in our private Facebook group. And while the discussion thread below isn’t about Mothers’ […]
17th January 2017
Viewers of ITV’s ‘Coronation Street’ will be aware that this evening’s episode will continue Monday’s storyline of a threatened miscarriage, 23 weeks into the pregnancy. Credit is due to the programme’s researchers, who worked very hard to get all the details right, consulting us at the M.A. as well as SANDS. The team has also […]