Women who have lost a baby prefer the term ‘pregnancy loss’ over ‘miscarriage’

Exclusive: New research finds ‘clinical, cruel’ language used by medics is unacceptable to manyWomen who have lost a baby often dislike the language used by medical professionals and would prefer the term “pregnancy loss” over “miscarriage”, research has found.More than six in 10 women (61%) who had lost a baby between 18 and 23 weeks of pregnancy said it was unacceptable for doctors, midwives and nurses to use the word “miscarriage”. Continue reading...

Women who have lost a baby prefer the term ‘pregnancy loss’ over ‘miscarriage’

Exclusive: New research finds ‘clinical, cruel’ language used by medics is unacceptable to many

Women who have lost a baby often dislike the language used by medical professionals and would prefer the term “pregnancy loss” over “miscarriage”, research has found.

More than six in 10 women (61%) who had lost a baby between 18 and 23 weeks of pregnancy said it was unacceptable for doctors, midwives and nurses to use the word “miscarriage”. Continue reading...