Last week, Tommy’s asked women to complete a survey regarding miscarriage. Thousands of women took part, myself included, and the results are staggering:
80% said they felt like a failure after miscarriage
70% felt that family and friends didn’t know how to support them
35% didn’t talk to the baby’s father about their experience
Over a third were told by someone that it wasn’t a baby yet
This week Tommy’s have launched their biggest ever national awareness campaign to end the silence around miscarriage.
A few weeks ago I blogged about my miscarriage (what nobody tells you about ‘early’ miscarriage and what it’s like to be pregnant after a miscarriage) but what I didn’t mention in those posts was that two of my closest friends didn’t know what to say to me – to the point where they just didn’t say anything (I don’t see/speak to one of them now) and I heard that someone very close to me said behind my back that it wasn’t a baby yet. I hope that this campaign will help those who haven’t miscarried learn how to support family, friends and colleagues who have and that women find the support that they need.
You can find out more about the campaign on the Tommy’s website.