The latest news from the Miscarriage Association
9th October 2016
Today is the start of Babyloss Awareness Week 2016, 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, women and men affected by babyloss, across the UK and around the world, will be wearing pinbadges and Twibbons, […]
8th March 2016
Recurrent miscarriage can be devastating. When pregnancy after pregnancy ends in heartbreak it can be harder and harder to put oneself through it – especially if no obvious cause is ever found, or possible treatment identified. That’s why news of a possible breakthrough in miscarriage research is so heartening. Published today*, the research by the […]
24th February 2016
Women who experience pregnancy loss before 24 weeks have been ignored by the national Maternity Review published yesterday. This is deeply disappointing and a missed opportunity to set standards for good, compassionate miscarriage[1] care. The review sets out a five year forward view for improving outcomes of maternity services in England. While we welcome its […]
12th February 2016
It is just two minutes long, but Richard Littledale’s ‘Prayer for the Day‘on BBC Radio 4 captures so much of what pregnancy loss means, that we don’t need to add our own words here. Do take two minutes to listen.
2nd February 2016
You’ll probably have heard or read that the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has given the go-ahead for research involving gene editing of embryos. These are ‘spare’ embryos left after IVF, that would normally be destroyed*. The aim of the research is to understand better what happens in the earliest days of embryo development, […]
2nd December 2015
The Miscarriage Association is supporting the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in encouraging more pregnant women to come forward for the free flu vaccine this winter. In a statement issued last month, Dr Patrick O’Brien, spokesperson for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) said: […]
26th November 2015
Progesterone supplements in the first trimester of pregnancy do NOT improve outcomes in women with a history of unexplained recurrent miscarriages. Five years after it began, the results of the PROMISE (progesterone in recurrent miscarriage) trial have now been published (1). Clear but disappointing These results are clear, they are very important – and they […]
6th November 2015
We are delighted to announce the publication of artist Marjolaine Ryley’s new book, ‘The ThinBlueLine, The Deep Red Sea‘. The culmination of 18 months work as the Miscarriage Association’s artist in residence, funded by the Arts Council, this publication explores the experience of miscarriage through photography and creative writing. That sounds simpler than it is. […]
15th October 2015
Every year, 15 October marks International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, generally known in the UK as Babyloss Awareness Day. Wherever you are, it offers an opportunity to join with others in marking the brief lives of babies who died in pregnancy, at or shortly after birth or in early infancy. This year was […]