Invisible Labours: The Reproductive Politics of Second Trimester Pregnancy Loss in England | Berghahn Books Independent Publishing since 1994

This was a key workplace and recognition issue for women in my research who had second trimester #miscarriages and termination for foetal anomaly #TOPFA who did not have live births and civil birth registration. Open (free access to my book here:

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Despite the limitations of the term 'bereavement leave', I'm so pleased the #EmploymentRightsAct at the very end of 2025 means #pregnancy ending before 24-week viability for any reason now entitles people to leave from work. #pregnancyloss #miscarriage #abortion #TOPFA #TFMR

Make Work Pay: leave for bereavement including pregnancy loss We are seeking views on the details of a new entitlement to bereavement leave, including for pregnancy loss before 24 weeks.

Please consider answering this government consultation re extending bereavement leave to all #pregnancyloss including #termination for foetal anomaly #TOPFA/ medical reasons #TFMR. Not perfect, but could support many people + reduce the cliff edge of viability threshold + reduce #abortion stigma.

Women’s wellbeing as an empty declaration? A qualitative exploration of challenges in accessing termination of pregnancy due to fetal anomaly in Germany - BMC Medical Ethics Background The provision of prenatal testing through publicly funded healthcare systems, including non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), is frequently justified on the basis of supporting reproductive...

Women’s wellbeing as an empty declaration? A qualitative exploration of challenges in accessing termination of
pregnancy due to fetal anomaly in Germany

Tamar Nov-Klaiman, Hilary Bowman-Smart & Ruth Horn

bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

#TOPFA #PrenatalTesting

Parents’ mental health after termination of pregnancy for foetal anomaly – a systematic review Terminating a desired pregnancy due to foetal anomalies has been linked to significant distress. It is however less clear what long-term psychological implications the parents face in the aftermath...

Parents’ mental health after termination of pregnancy for foetal anomaly – a systematic review

Ida Rønnov-Jessen, Mette Eklund, Anne Hammer, Maja O’Connor, Christina Prinds & Dorte Hvidtjørn

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#TOPFA #TFMR

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#PregnancyLoss #PregnancyEndings #PregnancyWithoutBirth #Miscarriage #MolarPregnancy #EctopicPregnancy #SecondTrimesterMiscarriage #Stillbirth #PerinatalDeath #PerinatalLoss #Abortion #TerminationOfPregnancy #TFMR #TOPFA

Dr Áine Aventin presenting work on #TFMR from Suzie Heaney’s PhD #BluebellStudy on experiences of pregnant women diagnosed with fetal anomaly

#TFMR \ #TOPFA was a traumatic & life altering experience with associated shame / stigma

“A grief with no place”

#EGC2024
@pregnancylossie.bsky.social

“Our study highlighted parents’ need for consistent, well communicated, & comprehensive care, which encourages an individualised perinatal palliative care approach to meet parental needs”

Great seeing this work in print ⬇️ @ISPDHQ

#FetalMedicine #TOPFA