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'The true hardship of grief': Mum opens up about pain of losing her stillborn daughter
'Grief is not just about surviving those first minutes, it's about living all the minutes that come after.'
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I had never heard of a chemical pregnancy until I had one
I assumed getting pregnant would be straightforward. I was wrong.
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It isn't just mums who grieve pregnancy loss — kids and partners do too
Everyone in the family is on their own journey of grief. Here's how to handle it.
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One in four pregnancies end in loss: meet the Aussie mums helping others through their grief
Gabbi suffered six miscarriages, and Samantha two. Together they help other women get through the grief of loss.
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I didn't know how to heal after I lost my first baby - until my rainbow baby shower
It was another shot at the life I wanted, the life I needed to have.
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Twenty years is too long to do so little about the death of six babies a day
Small changes in clinical care and education could have a big impact on stillbirth in Australia.
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'When people don’t want to talk about your child, it feels very lonely'
Like any new mum, Ami Summers longed to tell the world about her beautiful daughter Arla.
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'Can you film this?': Why actress Tahyna MacManus documented her miscarriage
Australian actress aims to end the stigma surrounding pregnancy loss.
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'Didn't you see me Googling 'baby not moving'?' : Mother's emotional plea
A heartbreaking open letter to tech companies from a woman, who lost her baby at 30 weeks’ gestation, has gone viral globally.
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Five ways to reduce the risk of stillbirth
Six Australian babies are stillborn each day. A new report aims to reduce this alarming rate.
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The dos and don'ts of supporting women after a miscarriage
Acknowledge their loss, listen and let them grieve.
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