baby loss
5,000 women in the UK end their pregnancy after a medical diagnosis each year. Two women share their experiences.
The Facebook and Instagram algorithm that works out women are pregnant doesn't always know when they aren't anymore.
"There may be a very poignant reason why the owner has carried this for that length of time."
"I had this idea – or vision – of seeing dozens upon dozens of mothers coming together dressed in colours of the rainbow along with their miracle child."
"In what felt like the world’s worst circumstances, I had a lovely labour."
My son, the one in my arms, is not baby number one he is baby number three – I have two more babies by my side you just can’t see them.
"This is the club you never want to be a part of, yet it is so supportive."
In many African cultures, people think you can lose a baby because of a curse or witchcraft – and the worth of a woman is determined by the children she carries to term
I'm a clinical psychologist specialising in women's health, but even I couldn't truly grasp the anguish of losing a baby until it happened to me
Pregnancy must be a positive experience for mothers and babies – when that isn’t possible, women deserve our empathy, respect and support