EP24: Pregnancy Loss & the Journey to Baby Patel (with Mrs Patel) | South Asian, Miscarriage & Ectopic Pregnancy

Now today’s episode as the title suggests we’re talking about pregnancy loss, which unfortunately is so common but also not spoken about- and I don’t want to limit it to just the south asian community because I feel like it’s not spoken in any community that openly. Did you know that a miscarriage happens in about estimated 1 in 4 pregnancies (25%) and about 1 in 100 women in the UK experience recurrent miscarriages (that’s 3 or more miscarriages in a row) I’m so honoured that I’m able to share Mrs Patel’s story, she’s a south asian born in the states and now living in the UK. During her pregnancy journey she had two ectopic pregnancies, two miscarriages and two rounds of IVF. But the story has a happy ending as she welcomed baby Patel in 2020. Honestly, I didn’t even know what an ectopic pregnancy was until I recorded this episode. So if anyone else was like me and doesn’t know, an ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilised egg starts to grow somewhere other than in the normal lining of the womb. They can sometimes be called tubal pregnancies or tubal ectopics. In very rare cases, the pregnancy can also develop somewhere else – e.g. where the tube meets the uterus or in the cervix. If an ectopic pregnancy is not treated, the tube may rupture which means it needs to be dealt with urgently and fatal. It’s estimated that there are around 12,000 cases of ectopic pregnancy a year in the UK. Hope you enjoy the episode! Love, Preeti x ———————————————————— Mrs Patel’s Social Media: IG- https://www.instagram.com/journeytobabypatel/  ———————————————————— Don’t forget to follow me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preetipersonal/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSvmbM63/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/preetipersonal  Clubhouse: @preetipersonal If you prefer, you can also email me: [email protected] Don’t forget to follow/ subscribe to Podcast and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ———————————————————— Charity contact information: The Miscarriage Association: E- [email protected] T- 01924 200 799 The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust: E- [email protected] T- 020 7733 2653 The Birth Trauma Association: E- [email protected] Tommy’s: T- 0800 0147 800 ———————————————————— Extra Research: WHY miscarriage happens - Tommy's research https://youtu.be/4JPDNZ0jVpk How (IVF) works: https://youtu.be/P27waC05Hdk What is Ectopic Pregnancy? https://bit.ly/2NA7759 Recurrent miscarriage: https://bit.ly/3uq7wrl Infertility: https://bit.ly/3spZg97 ———————————————————— Music: Upbeat-party by scottholmesmusic.com Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com