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'When people don't know what to say, they say nothing'

Miscarriage is a unique type of grief, occurring in one in four pregnancies, yet miscarriage, along with ectopic pregnancy and molar pregnancy still often goes unacknowledged. Women usually wait 12 weeks before announcing a pregnancy so if they experience miscarriage early on it can be an extremely distressing and lonely experience. For women who do choose to share the news and then discover they have miscarried, it means having to inform family and friends who may find it difficult to know the right thing to say. We spoke to Gemma Rundell, who designed empathy cards after wishing they were available when she suffered three miscarriages.

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