Tell me why
Half of adults in the UK have experienced baby loss or know someone who has - but most parents never find out the real reason why
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Read more about ' Watch a short film showing possible reasons for miscarriage '
Watch a short film showing possible reasons for miscarriage
Too many miscarriages are unexplained. Our research is entirely dedicated to finding out why miscarriage happens and how to prevent it. See how we are doing this. -
Read more about ' Watch our animation showing reasons for stillbirth '
Watch our animation showing reasons for stillbirth
In more than half of stillbirths parents are not given a reason for their babies' death. Doctors simply do not know why it happens. Watch this film into our search for causes. -
Read more about ' Watch our animation on predicting and preventing premature birth '
Watch our animation on predicting and preventing premature birth
Premature birth is the biggest killer of newborn babies in the UK. Tommy's research is devoted to predicting and preventing this.
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Finding out why
Most parents whose pregnancy ends in miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth never find out why
A shocking 71% of parents are not told why
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Tell me why
Read more about ' Tell me why ''Did it happen because I....?' Lacking a medical reason for their tragic experience, parents, particularly women, blame themselves for the loss or preterm birth of a baby.
Stories
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Read more about ' "I was terrified I would have a third miscarriage but they only investigate after three, so I had to keep going" '
"I was terrified I would have a third miscarriage but they only investigate after three, so I had to keep going"
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Read more about ' “I blamed myself for my miscarriage because I got cocky at 11 weeks and bought a baby grow" '
“I blamed myself for my miscarriage because I got cocky at 11 weeks and bought a baby grow"
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Read more about ' “I desperately needed answers, and nobody could tell me anything” '
“I desperately needed answers, and nobody could tell me anything”
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Read more about ' “I used to question whether it was normal to be grieving this much over babies I’d never held" '
“I used to question whether it was normal to be grieving this much over babies I’d never held"
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Read more about ' “At 20 weeks, my waters broke on the tube. I knew straight away that I was going to lose my baby” '
“At 20 weeks, my waters broke on the tube. I knew straight away that I was going to lose my baby”
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Read more about ' "If I had known why I'd lost my babies, I could've trusted my body more" '
"If I had known why I'd lost my babies, I could've trusted my body more"