The latest news from the Miscarriage Association
30th November 2017
We are delighted to say that the Miscarriage Association has received an unexpected donation of £50,000 from the QBE Foundation, the charitable arm of the QBE Insurance Group. This is such a special gift, enabling us to move forward with a number of projects on our wish-list: Increasing awareness and uptake of our information and […]
13th October 2017
Thank you to everyone who’s been helping to spread the word and raise awareness this Babyloss Awareness Week. In a year which has seen more events and activites than ever before, we thought you might like to catch up on some of the activity so far. On Monday: The launch of Alice Parker’s touching new […]
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’ […]
2nd March 2017
The experience of pregnancy loss – miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy – is always unique. Even though there are often shared elements, everyone’s story is different, like so many experiences in life. Today we are sharing four stories, with thanks to the parents who have allowed us to do so. The first is an essay […]