Recently, while Australian dancer Peta Murgatroyd (in a relationship with Ukrainian dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy) confided that she had gone through this ordeal, actress Sharon Stone reacted to this testimony: “We women have no forum to discuss the depth of this loss. I lost nine children by miscarriage. It’s no small feat, either physically or emotionally, and yet we’re made to believe it’s something to be endured alone and in secret, with some sort of sense of failure. Instead of receiving the support, empathy and healing we need“.
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex and wife of Prince Harry, who has been fighting for women’s rights for years, had recounted her experience at length in the columns of the New York Times. A poignant and unprecedented story, which it was crucial to share for her.
A few weeks ago, we went from joy to sorrow, when Britney Spears, pregnant with her third child, finally announced that she had lost it a few days later. “This is a devastating moment for any parent“, wrote the pop star and her husband Sam Asghari on Instagram.
Laure Manaudou, Lou Doillon, Amel Bent, Marlene Schiappa, they are still numerous to have released the word on this subject. Intimate, deep, sometimes therapeutic revelations, and so precious for all those who experience it in secret.
There are no rules, support that is sometimes very/too light, and often no scientific explanation for these losses, which is why they are difficult to accept, to understand. Some good practices can, however, reduce the risk of miscarriage.
Vitamin B9 (better known as folic acid) is an essential nutrient that prevents many complications, which is why doctors prescribe it as soon as you want to become pregnant in the form of a food supplement. Indeed, taking it before conception optimizes the quality of the eggs and once pregnant, vitamin B9 plays a key role in the formation of the nervous system of the embryo.
In France, the food supplement brand Boome offers a vitamin complex enriched with 100% natural vitamin B9. A transparent and understandable composition, an alternative to synthetic folic acid, which is often poorly assimilated.
Obviously, supplementation is associated with a varied and balanced diet. Vitamin B9 is also present in many foods (green leafy vegetables, melon, calf’s liver…). For more information, a Pregnancy and Food supplement guide is available here.
And if you’re one of those delicate statistics (15% of pregnancies end in the first trimester), rest assured: you’re not alone.