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pregnancy loss

American  
[preg-nuhn-see laws] / ˈprɛg nən si ˈlɔs /

noun

  1. the death of a fetus or embryo before birth; miscarriage.


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He adds that sometimes issues such as pregnancy loss are often medicalised, so there's a disconnect between someone's experience of grief - and how others perceive it.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

While pregnancy loss is often framed as something experienced primarily by women, Babies highlights the shared emotional impact within relationships.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Deputy Chair DUP MLA Diane Forsythe paid tribute to those who had campaigned for the change, saying it would recognise the "reality of early pregnancy loss".

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Grandmothers have been prosecuted decades after pregnancy loss thanks to investigators using forensic genetic genealogy to hunt them down.

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2025

In March, business minister Justin Madders told MPs he accepted the principle of bereavement leave for pregnancy loss and promised to look at adding the right to the Employment Rights Bill.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025

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