miscarriage
miscarriage | help and info
help and info
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Channel 4 have produced a special illustrated 40-page booklet, Staying Alive: Tales of Miscarriage (published 2002). It aims to break through the sense of isolation by offering an understanding of the symptoms, what to do, and the steps in coming to terms with the emotional loss of a miscarriage. It also contains extensive resources, including full details of books, organisations and websites.
To obtain your copy of this booklet call 0870 400 22 40 (option 4), lines are open 8am – 6pm Monday to Friday, or send a cheque (made payable to Channel 4 Television) for £2.00 to:
Staying Alive: Tales of Miscarriage
4Learning
PO Box 400
Wetherby
LS23 7LG
organisations
Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic (RMC)
RMC: St Mary's Hospital
Winston Churchill Wing
Praed Street
London W2 1NY
Helpline: 020 7886 7777
Website: www.st-marys.nhs.uk
Featured in the programme, Staying Alive: Tales of Miscarriage, RMC is the largest such clinic in Europe. Patients must be referred by their doctor or another hospital. Online information includes articles on the causes of miscarriage, frequently asked questions and a publication list.
Miscarriage Association
c/o Clayton Hospital
Northgate
Wakefield WF1 3JS
Helpline: 01924 200799 (Mon-Fri 9am-4pm)
Scottish helpline: 0131 334 8883 (answerphone with names of local contacts) E-mail: info@miscarriageassociation.org.uk
Website: www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk
The association provides support and information to anyone affected by pregnancy loss. It publishes a regular newsletter and encourages the formation of local support groups which can join its exiting network of local volunteer contacts (who have themselves been through miscarriage) throughout the UK. Also publishes a variety of informative leaflets and factsheets which can be ordered online.
websites
Babyloss
www.babyloss.com
UK site offering a support forum for women and their partners who have experienced pregnancy loss, plus a comprehensive collection of related links.
Net Doctor
www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/miscarriage
Independent health site written by experienced GPs who have been in practice all over the UK. This section includes information on miscarriage in a question-and-answer format, plus links to a range of articles on complications that may occur during pregnancy.
Women's Health
www.womens-health.co.uk/miscarr.htm
Contains general information on miscarriage, recurrent miscarriage and its causes, including a series of useful questions and answers.
reading
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Miscarriage: What every woman needs to know by Professor Lesley Regan (Orion Publishing, March 2001) |
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Pregnancy after a Loss: A guide to pregnancy after a miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death by Carol Cirulli Lanham (Berkley Publishing Group, 1999) |
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