Discovering the news of my pregnancy wasn’t quite the fairy tale that many would hope for, my circumstances were far from ideal… I had been brought up surrounded by...

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I am the youngest child of three, born to good parents who were financially comfortable and very much in love. My childhood years were idyllic, I enjoyed school, had...

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Preeclampsia affects up to 6% of pregnancies in the UK. The exact cause of preeclampsia is not known, and there is no cure. It is a major factor in premature births because delivering the...

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Before you started your fostering journey, what were your views on fostering?   We were always really keen on fostering. My husband was in foster care for most of his teenage years,...

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Pregnancy is rarely picture perfect and even when planned, it doesn’t always go to plan! Real stories lie behind the picture perfect images of pregnancy and motherhood that we...

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One summer during my university years, through a set of tragic circumstances, I found myself alone, in England, far from family and friends. In my loneliness and hurt I sought comfort...

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Not long before Covid hit our shores I found out that I had a condition that can contribute to infertility. I was initially referred to the specialist because of...

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I was 24 when I found out that I was pregnant – unplanned, unexpected and, at the time, completely unwanted. I wasn’t in any sort of stable relationship, had...

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Abortion is real Abortion for foetal impairment hadn’t been on my radar as a child. I knew that abortions happened in hospitals all across the world and I knew...

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So I gathered up the courage and took the test, it confirmed what I already knew. What was I going to do… What would people say… What about my...

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