About in 14 women here suffer from miscarriage. So why aren’t we talking about it more?
Jul 12, 2021
3 minutes
TEXT CLAIRE TURRELL
One minute you’re painting the nursery, choosing babygrows and planning the baby shower… and then you’re not. Nature can be cruel, especially when it comes to starting a family. Unless you’re one of the one in four women who have experienced a miscarriage (according to HealthXchange.sg), you might be surprised to learn that miscarriage is anything but rare. The reason for this is that it still isn’t spoken about, says perinatal mental health counsellor Silvia Wetherell of Alliance Counselling.
“There is a stigma around it. As soon as women start talking to each other
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