Northumberland woman urges employers to help women after miscarriage

 

A woman from the Northumberland county of Embleton in North East England has asked companies to assist female employees who have had miscarriage. A pregnancy loss commitment has also been introduced by the Miscarriage Association for female employers to sign in order to assist them following miscarriage.

A woman will not be eligible for maternity benefits, such as Maternity Pay, if she miscarried her child before 24 weeks. However, they are qualified for statutory sick pay and time off for illness.

During the COVID-19 epidemic, Rebecca Charlton of Embleton, Northumberland, lost her child. Rebecca Charlton reportedly experienced a miscarriage at the age of five months pregnant after her waters broke. She was ineligible for paid maternity leave. For a sick note, she was asked.

I’m not unwell, she wrote in a note. She added, “We really need to look at how employers can support people through early pregnancy loss before 24 weeks and acknowledge the grief. I just gave birth, and my baby has died.”

She continued by saying that one in three women who experienced an early pregnancy loss went on to acquire post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Rebecca Charlton said that by granting her compassionate leave, her manager had assisted her. all, Rebecca Charlton pleaded