How to improve miscarriage support in the workplace

Charities are calling on employers to offer more workplace support to their employees who have been impacted by a miscarriage.

In the UK, it is estimated that there are around 250,000 miscarriages every year, with one in four women experiencing at least one miscarriage in their lives, most of which occur in the first three months of pregnancy. A recent study led by Professor Tom Bourne also estimates as many as 45,000 women each year also experience post-traumatic stress disorder after a miscarriage. Around one in 100 women will experience multiple miscarriages.

Currently, legislation does not provide any statutory entitlement to paid leave for the parents of a baby that is lost before the 24th week of pregnancy. For many women recovering from this loss, their only option is to take statutory sick leave, which is likely to be paid at a lower rate than their usual earnings.

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