Tommy s takes top prize at the Charity Awards 2022 civilsociety.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from civilsociety.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
It s a taboo subject which many women suffer in silence - and in secret.
But with up to one on four pregnancies ending in miscarriage, it s by no means an uncommon occurrence.
Yet we don t talk about it, and even worse, care for women who suffer a miscarriage falls woefully and pathetically below the level of care it should be. I should know. I am speaking from experience when I say that.
My own miscarriage at ten and a half weeks was back in 2018, but this week I interviewed a mum about her experience of suffering a miscarriage at 22 weeks, in February this year, and it seems little has improved in three years.
My hospital miscarriage felt brutal and medieval - so why aren t hospitals managing them better?
There are too many horror stories from women suffering losses
Hull Live s Life Writer Lisa Baxter said her miscarriage was a brutal experience
Get the news presented through a female lens and a little shot of inspiration in your inbox every week with our new newsletter, GraceInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.
Sign Up
When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice.
Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice