The latest news from the Miscarriage Association
9th May 2019
The results of the PRISM trial are published today, 9 May 2019, in the New England Journal of Medicine*. Summary The results show that overall, among women with bleeding in early pregnancy, treatment with progesterone during the first trimester did not result in a significantly higher incidence of live births than amongst those who had […]
1st May 2019
We have published new resources about pregnancy loss and mental health to help people find support and take care of themselves during and after pregnancy loss. Experiencing pregnancy loss may mean you need to take even greater care of yourself for a while. You may have experienced the physical loss yourself, or you may be […]
18th April 2019
Fertility Fest is an arts festival dedicated to ‘fertility and infertility, the science of making babies and modern families’, running from 23 April – 12 May at the Barbican in London. We particularly want to highlight the session on miscarriage, taking place on Monday 29 April from 7-9pm, and produced in association with our charity. […]
16th April 2019
Pregnancy loss can be a very distressing and lonely experience. Sometimes even close family and friends don’t know what to say, say the wrong thing or say nothing at all. Our team at the Miscarriage Association is really proud to launch a very special project that we hope will help both those who experience pregnancy […]
5th April 2019
The results of the TABLET trial have just been published in the online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. Sadly, they show that the use of Levothyroxine did not reduce the risk of miscarriage in women who have thyroid antibodies but who are ‘euthyroid’ – that is, their thyroid hormones are in the […]
27th March 2019
Coping with Pregnancy Loss, by Petra Boynton, is a new self-help book for those experiencing any kind of baby loss. The book provides practical advice and self-care strategies to help individuals, partners and healthcare professionals. Petra worked closely with the Miscarriage Association in 2014 to run a public awareness campaign to identify the needs of […]
25th March 2019
New research has found that the risk of miscarriage is 32 per cent among women in their early 40s and 54 per cent over the age of 45. The study, carried out by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, involved 420,000 women who became pregnant between 2009 and 2013, and was published in the British […]
20th March 2019
The Miscarriage Association is looking forward to being part of the Fertility Forum on Saturday 30th March 2019 in London. The event, run by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, brings together the public and professionals for a full day of evidence-based information for those affected by fertility problems. The day will be packed […]
14th March 2019
Following an episode of BBC’s ‘Fleabag’, the Miscarriage Association has been asked by the media to comment on its portrayal of pregnancy loss. In the first episode of series two of the show, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s character, Fleabag, witnesses someone close to her have a miscarriage in a restaurant toilet. The show has prompted some important […]