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About us

Founded in 1983 as The Miscarriage Association, we are the UK’s leading charity supporting people affected by miscarriage, ectopic and molar pregnancy.

With empathy and accuracy, we provide trusted information and support for everyone affected by pregnancy loss, equip healthcare professionals with resources and training, and advocate for wider recognition and change.

From providing comfort at the first experience of loss to improving the systems that shape care and support, we’re here for every miscarriage journey.

We run a staffed  support line, with telephone, live chat and direct messaging, and offer online and in-person peer support groups. These services complement our comprehensive website which is visited almost 1.5 million times a year.

We collaborate with expert clinicians to create and distribute tens of thousands of free patient information leaflets, getting information directly into the hands of people when they need it most.

We also work to improve care from the outset, working with health professionals to promote best practice and offering free resources and training for those working in early pregnancy care. Additionally, we carry out and contribute to research, from understanding pregnancy loss experiences, to causes and interventions.

We offer guidance, training and resources for employers to improve support and implement policies in the workplace.

And we advocate for better awareness of the impact of pregnancy loss and campaign for change across healthcare, society and employment, as evidenced by our recent successful Leave for Every Loss campaign which saw the updating of employment laws and pregnancy loss legally acknowledged as the bereavement it is for many who experience it.

We firmly believe no one should go through pregnancy loss alone, and that together we can change the way miscarriage is understood, from healthcare to workplaces, from families to society.

Because every loss matters.

Values

Integrity

We tell the truth with grace and share knowledge people can depend on.

Empathy

We understand the feelings that come with the experience and respond with compassion.

Inclusivity

We believe every loss matters and all experiences belong.

Advocacy

We use our influence to speak up, to ensure our community’s voices are heard to effect change across healthcare, employment and wider society.

Issue

1 in 4 pregnancies end in loss, with 1 in 5 to miscarriage. Yet it remains hidden, minimised, and stigmatised, leaving too many to go through it alone and unsupported.

Vision

A society where every miscarriage is recognised and met with knowledge, compassion, and understanding. Where no one has to go through it alone, and no one faces it in silence.

Mission

Our mission is to guide people through pregnancy loss with the information and support they need – for themselves, for their patients, and for a society that must do better.

Our impact

Impact Report

2024 – 2025

Impact Report

2022 – 2023

Annual Review

2021 – 2022

Our 2025-2028 Strategy

Our strategy sets out our plans for the future, placing the needs of those affected by the heartbreak of pregnancy loss at its heart. It outlines how we will strengthen support for those affected, while driving the changes we want to see across healthcare, workplaces and society as a whole.

Our five key goals are:

1. Awareness
Ensure pregnancy loss and its impact is more widely acknowledged and the feelings of people affected are recognised across society.

2. Healthcare
Through training, guidance, and resources, enable health professionals to provide the best possible patient care from the outset.

3. Support
Provide more people experiencing pregnancy loss with the support and information they need, when, and how they need it.

4. Advocacy
Advocate for changes to law and policy so pregnancy loss is recognised and included, from healthcare to the workplace.

5. Operations
Strengthen our foundations as a strategic and data driven charity that is operationally effective, collaborative and inclusive charity.

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Our work is made entirely possible by the generosity of our supporters like you. If you would like to help us continue offering our services and support the work that we do, you can easily make a donation through the box below. Every contribution, no matter how small, makes a significant difference to those who rely on our support.

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