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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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NHS Scotland is already making improvements in miscarriage care, including not waiting until a third miscarriage and providing separate rooms in maternity units for women who are going through pregnancy loss.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

She describes having midwives on set as "invaluable" but she also had conversations with women in her own life, many of whom had experienced pregnancy loss.

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

Mrs Beverley said it had highlighted to her how pregnancy loss was still a taboo subject and reliving Sunny's birth had added "further distress".

From BBC • Oct. 17, 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

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