Emotions around infertility can be raw. Let’s talk about them with solidarity – (14/04/23)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/14/emotions-infertility-raw-solidarity-fertility-privilege
Stillbirth and miscarriage grants announced to help support high-risk groups (13/04/23)
The federal government has announced more than $5 million in grants to better support families in high-risk communities through their grief after a stillbirth or miscarriage. The money, which will be given out during the next three years, will be split between three organisations — Red Nose Australia, Centre for Research Excellence in Stillbirth and […]
Blog: International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM | RCOG
https://www.rcog.org.uk/news/blog-international-day-of-zero-tolerance-for-fgm/
Baby Loss Awareness Week 2022
Dr Hassan Shehata; World-Leading Miscarriage Expert on Torture in a Sudanese Prison, Bob Marley in Jamaica and Donald Trump on Medication
Our Medical Director and Founder, Dr Hassan Shehata grew up in Khartoum in Sudan. As a junior doctor he was thrown headlong into revolution, military Islamic extremism, beatings and torture. The Big Travel Podcast speaks to Dr Shehata about his horrific time in ‘ghost house’ prisons, life in Sudan and Egypt, sitting on Bob Marley’s […]
Episode 28: Ask the expert: we talk to pioneering miscarriage specialist Dr. Shehata on his unique approach
We talk to Dr Hassan Shehata all about why he thinks the traditional approach to recurrent miscarriage fails to explain the whole story. We also look at how his approach: focusing on both the male and female side, preconception as well as the all important notion of misfiring immune systems yields such astounding results. Dr […]
It’s been a long journey but so worth it
In 2016 my husband and I had the heart-breaking experience of losing our daughter Freya whilst I was 26 weeks pregnant. After going through the trauma of stillbirth we wanted to know why this had happened before we tried for another baby. The NHS ran tests but the conclusion was that our daughter’s death was […]
First Heartbeat – UK Transmission – Thurs 15th Oct @ 10pm on TLC
Lisa Francesca Nand bravely lets viewers into her struggle to become a mum as she suffers five miscarriages while trying for a family
My week: Hassan Shehata, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist
I specialise in problems in pregnancy and recurrent miscarriages. On Monday afternoon I was at my private practice. I see people from all around the world; by the time women come to see me, they are pretty desperate. One woman had had 21 miscarriages; she lost the majority of pregnancies in the first trimester, but […]
so why won’t doctors take miscarriage seriously?
They tell women it’s bad luck when simple tests could pinpoint the causes and end so much heartbreak – so why won’t doctors take miscarriage seriously? When William Hague revealed his wife Ffion had suffered several miscarriages, he was accused of using personal tragedy to save his political career. However, by speaking openly about the […]
