I am running 100miles in the month of February to raise funds for Tommys, a research and support charity for baby loss. 

Miscarriage is by far the biggest cause of pregnancy loss in the UK, and it’s also the least understood. Too often, women are left without answers and must endure three miscarriages before any clinical investigation can be carried out.

The best chance of changing the situation is through research, and Tommy's is dedicated to preventing early miscarriage.

The centre is seeking to understand why miscarriage happens, if it is likely to happen again, how to prevent it, and how to provide appropriate aftercare.

While miscarriage is by far the biggest cause of pregnancy loss in the UK, it’s also the least understood. In 2013/14, only 4% of the government’s health research budget was spent on ‘reproductive health and childbirth’, with just a fraction of this going towards miscarriage research.

Miscarriage causes untold heartbreak: 200,000 mothers and their partners are affected every year with 85% of miscarriages occurring within the first 12 weeks. Parents often receive no answers when it happens.

Tommy’s has been working with women to share their personal experiences of miscarriage as part of our #misCOURAGE campaign. The resulting interest and engagement demonstrates the need for further understanding of the devastating psychological effect of miscarriage on women, their partners and loved ones.

Through pioneering medical research, the centre’s clinicians will uncover what’s going wrong in early miscarriage. They’ll save babies’ lives by turning their discoveries into screening tests and treatments, and launch clinics for pregnant women who are most at risk – giving them the latest improvements in care. They’ll share their work in national clinical guidelines, preventing miscarriages and developing better care across the country.

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