EP150: I asked 40 women what happened after their miscarriage. 85% Got No Referral. - with Host Sharna Southan

85% of the women I surveyed left their miscarriage with no professional referral. I asked 40 women across six countries in late 2019, and I've been sitting on what they told me for far too long.

If you're in the early weeks of your own loss, this episode will help you understand why support has been so hard to find. If you're a doula, birth worker, coach or counsellor, it shows you exactly where the women you support are being missed, and where you fit.

In this episode:

• What 40 women from Australia, the UK, the US, Canada, South Africa and the Netherlands told me about the weeks after their loss
• Why the women saying "yes, absolutely" to support jumped from 47.5% to 70% once it was clearly explained
• The Loss Care Gap, the space between appointments where nobody asks her how the pieces fit together
• Why I started this work in 2017 with no clinical background, and the moment I stopped waiting to feel ready

Resources from this episode:

• Free guide, The Loss Care Gap: https://www.sharnasouthan.com/the-loss-care-gap 
• The Reproductive Loss Leaders Room: sharnasouthan.com/leaders-room-membership
• Apply to be a guest on the podcast: https://www.sharnasouthan.com/podcast-application 
• Connect with me on Instagram @reproductivelossleadership
• and LinkedIn: @sharnasouthan

This month only (until 31 October): The Room is open at $49 USD for your first month until Saturday 31 October, 11:59pm AEST. After that it's $89 a month. Members also get the live Birth Trauma Gap training on Thursday 29 October at 9:30am AEST, and the recording goes into the library afterwards.