I still mourn the children I lost to miscarriage

As Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day takes place on October 15, mum-of-seven, Jen Hogan, describes the emptiness of a failed pregnancy

I HAVE been pregnant eleven times. I have seven children. But I was not prepared for a miscarriage.

One in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage, though the rate may be higher, allowing for the fact that many occur before a woman even knows she is pregnant. Most of us will know someone who has been affected by miscarriage, or maybe we will have had one ourselves.