A bereavement counsellor at the region’s main maternity hospital says there’s still a long way to go in fully acknowledging the grief of miscarriages in Ireland.
Ireland has an infant mortality rate of around 3 per 1,000 according to the CSO.
The issue has been put under the spotlight after Meghan Markle revealed she had a miscarriage in an opinion piece for the New York Times this week.
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Perinatal Bereavement Counsellor at UMHL, Marie Hunt, believes progress still needs to be made in recognising the grief of losing a baby here.
