The NHS estimates one in six pregnancies will end in miscarriage. And many more miscarriages occur before a woman is even aware she’s pregnant.
But what is a very real loss is rarely talked about, or even acknowledged.
That’s something Jessica Zucker is trying to change with her empathy cards for those who’ve suffered loss in pregnancy.
LA psychologist Jessica was 16 weeks pregnant when she miscarried three years ago. ‘This life-threatening, heart cracking experience eclipsed everything that had come before,’ she wrote in an essay for the New York Times last year.
‘We shouldn’t feel ashamed of our traumas, nor should we hide the consequent grief. It’s not… Read the full story