Miscarriage: It can be really hard when you don't know what to expect

Jennifer Duggan, chairperson of the Irish Miscarriage Association. Picture: David Creedon

The vast majority of women who suffer a miscarriage in Ireland feel unsupported by doctors, and have criticised a lack of counselling around such trauma.

Only a third of women feel their GPs provide enough support in the aftermath of miscarriage, with family and friends picking up the slack in two thirds of cases.