20 percent of women or 1 in 5 may experience a pregnancy loss in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.
That is 1 early pregnancy loss every 5 mins in Australia.
Behind these statistics are real people. So many people walk this lonely road, yet often we never know. It’s such a silent and isolating grief, not being able to talk with anyone about it. And having to act like it never happened...
The chances are someone you know and love will have experienced an early pregnancy loss and it is very important that we all learn how to support grieving parents better.
I have to admit, my experience of miscarriage or early pregnancy loss is from a professional point of view. I have walked with many parents to honour their precious babies but I haven’t experienced this type of loss myself.
But I do know that there isn’t enough understanding of the grief around this type of loss. But I want to educate myself and learn more.
In an effort to being more open to learning how we can support couples who have experienced pregnancy loss, I have invited Karen Schlage to be a guest.
Karen’s 2 babies – Charlie and Sophia both died in the 2nd trimester of each pregnancy. Although it is very bittersweet, Karen is now doing incredible work in honouring them and advocating for those facing pregnancy loss.
This is a wonderful chat and I think we can all learn something from it.
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