Miscarriage & Loss

Germany just guaranteed miscarriage leave. Why doesn’t the U.S.?

t’s a big step forward. But it also raises a glaring question for American women: Why don’t we have anything like this in the U.S.?

Nurse creates weighted heart pillows for grieving moms to take home after delivering angel babies

In a viral TikTok, @thelabornursern shared her process for creating the pillows. " Your patient just gained an angel baby 🪽 and you make sure she doesn't go home empty-handed."

‘Views from My Front Door Camera’: After miscarriage, a community’s quiet acts of love bring healing

In the video, we see family, friends, and even delivery drivers dropping off meals, flowers, and small tokens of love at her doorstep.

Ms. Rachel shares a heartfelt song honoring the baby she lost before welcoming her son

Any parent who has experienced pregnancy loss will instantly relate to her words.

An invitation to the bereaved parents club 

This is paradoxical: to love and to lose in this way. It’s unthinkable, and yet here we are.

Navigating pregnancy loss after the loss of my mother 

I worked through the emotions of that miscarriage by telling myself that whoever that little baby was, he or she is up there baking cookies and gardening while my mom is telling them all about me.

Mom’s heart-wrenching video about wearing a weighted bear after stillbirth goes viral

“Another day of bear-wearing because my baby is not here.”

Bookmark these virtual support groups on your TTC journey

PSA: You don’t even have to contribute to feel supported.

A woman who had 18 miscarriages is raising her miracle baby

At 48, Louise Warneford finally gave birth to her rainbow baby.

6 things I learned from my miscarriage experience

But in case you are one of the few like me that feel better knowing as much of the truth as possible, here are some things I wish I would have expected when I stopped expecting.

6 lies I believed about pregnancy after a loss

#1: That it would replace the pain.

What to say to someone experiencing pregnancy loss—and what not to say

“I feel so sad, and I can’t imagine what you are feeling.”

What is a rainbow baby? What to know about being pregnant after a pregnancy loss

You are not alone—and you will get through this.

What to say when your friend has a miscarriage

"Remember you are not alone. Be gentle with yourself."

How to reduce miscarriage anxiety during pregnancy, according to experts

Get back to the breath, mama.

It’s okay to mourn your chemical pregnancy

Our time together was so short I never got sick, my breasts never swelled and my insomnia never set in.

I had two miscarriages in six months

A mama tells us how her miscarriages almost broke her... until she got pregnant again.

The day I lost my daughter—a story of stillbirth

I just wanted to understand what the hell was going on and why this was happening.

Bliss visits—A story of miscarriage

And as abruptly as she has joined us, she is gone.

‘The Hills’ star Whitney Port opens up about her surrogate’s two miscarriages

Whitney and her husband have been open about their struggles to conceive, including multiple miscarriages.