Late miscarriage: “Losing Ray changed everything for us” - Joanna’s Story
Joanna shares how at 19 weeks and three days pregnant she went into spontaneous labour and gave birth to her little girl, Ray. She shares how losing Ray to a late miscarriage changed everything for her family. They came home from hospital without their baby and had to begin living alongside a grief they had never imagined. Joanna also shares how she and her partner later learned that, following her first birth, she should have been referred for specialist preterm birth care in any future pregnancy. Knowing that additional care should have been in place during her pregnancy with Ray, but wasn’t, will always be incredibly difficult for them to process. Joanna goes on to share how she is currently pregnant again and how this pregnancy has been filled with hope and fear. This pregnancy does not replace Ray; she remains completely part of their family and always will, and it exists alongside love for her, grief, and hope for what comes next.
