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70% Of Women Who Miscarry Say They Received No Support

According to a new study - by Anna McClelland
  • 15 Oct 2018
70% Of Women Who Miscarry Say They Received No Support

Every day, in Australia alone, approximately 282 women lose a baby before 20 weeks’ gestation. One in four pregnancies ends before 12 weeks, and one in three pregnant women over the age of 35 will experience pregnancy loss.

And yet, despite how tragically common miscarriage is, it’s still considered a taboo topic. Not helped by the fact that the majority of women feel obliged to keep their pregnancy a secret until the 12-week mark, many suffer in silence, alone in a grief that society isn’t quite sure how to handle.

Heartbreakingly, a new Australian study has found that almost 70 per cent of women who suffered a miscarriage felt they received no support. Conducted by not-for-profit Pink Elephants Support Network, which exists to provide online resources for women  experiencing infertility and pregnancy loss, the study surveyed more than 1700 women about their experiences.

The results have been released today to mark International Pregnancy Loss Remembrance Day.

“Today, 283 women will go through pregnancy loss across Australia and we know it is sadly a rarity for them to receive the information and support they both deserve and need,” says Pink Elephants Support Network co-founder Samantha Payne.

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Today is International Pregnancy Loss Remembrance day. We have created this video to raise awareness of the impacts of miscarriage and the lack of support that Australian women currently experience. It also includes our National Survey results from Jun 2018 of 1700 Australian women. 75% feel unsupported through early pregnancy loss 60% want access to peer support only 1/5 received a handout after their miscarriage Watch this space as we enter 2019 as always we have ambitious plans to ensure we are one HUGE LEAP closer to reaching all of the 103,000 couples a year that experience a miscarriage in Australia. Thank You to Julie Aguas for allowing use her beautiful song 'Shatter the Stigma' to acompany our video. Full version on our Facebook Page 💕 @pinkeleohantssupport #miscarriagematters #miscarriage #earlypregnancyloss #1in4 #support #grief #validation #circleofsupport #waveoflight #internationalpregnancyloss

To bridge this gap, the network recently launched an Australian first: free peer support sessions for grieving women with a trained mentor who has also experienced pregnancy loss.

 "Miscarriage is an individual journey, but it’s not one that should be walked alone,” Payne says. “Everyone experiencing miscarriage has the right to receive support, empathy and understanding to assist and guide them through their own healing process. We support women as they grieve, nurture them as they heal and empower them as they move beyond.”

Anybody seeking support can visit pinkelephantssupport.com to access free resources, downloadable fact sheets or to apply for assistance from a Peer Support Ambassador.

RELATED: What To Say To Someone Who's Had A Miscarriage

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Anna is marie claire and InStyle's assistant digital content manager, reporting on everything from sell-out skincare to Meghan Markle's messy bun. Her work has taken her to tea with Miranda Kerr, the red carpet with Margot Robbie and New York with Jason Wu. Her words can also be found on Vogue, Body & Soul and Buro 24/7.

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