For many it’s also the first time they’ve ever experienced bereavement so they need special help to get through this. It’s real grief, it’s a mental health issue for women and they deserve support.” Healing through helping “Women have a feeling of guilt yet nowhere to express it and so they internalise it. “Miscarriage is not very talked about, it’s shrouded in silence,” she says. Samantha believes this is because of the lack of emotional support available and validation of what they’re feeling around their previous loss. Samantha and Johnny, her ‘rainbow baby’ after her miscarriages Mental health issueĪpparently 70 percent of women after miscarriage do actually go on to have a healthy pregnancy, but 30 percent of these will have a clinically diagnosed case of post natal depression or anxiety. With other organisations you also get different people each time you call up so you have to repeat your story all the time which in itself is a trigger, so our Peer Support Ambassador model makes it much more personal and individual.” “Our platform allows women to access free support easily from their own home, even if they live regionally, which can also be a lot less intimidating. “Miscarriage is different from child loss, you’re mourning your lost hopes and dreams,” she says. 9 thoughts mums struggle with when they’re pregnant again after a miscarriageĪccording to Samantha, their focus on early pregnancy loss and personalised approach in a safe, convenient space is what makes their organisation so different from others.
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