Myleene Klass broke down in tears as she opened up about her four heartbreaking miscarriages on Friday’s Loose Women panel.
The former Hear’Say star, 45, who has continued to campaign for a change in the UK’s miscarriage laws, became visibly emotional as she discussed the new birth loss certificate scheme.
The government announced on Wednesday that parents who have experienced the devastating effects of losing a baby before the 24th week of pregnancy can apply for a certificate to have their grief recognized.
Myleene, who has two daughters Ava, 16, and Hero, 12, and a son Apollo, four, admitted the baby loss certificates will help someone grieve and have something to comfort and keep.
She said: ‘For me, I think anything that is a sign, gives comfort or can be a keepsake, I think it’s a good thing. You can’t tell someone how to grieve.
The former Hear’Say star, who has continued to campaign for a change in UK miscarriage laws, became visibly emotional as she discussed the new system for baby loss certificates
Myleene Klass, 45, broke down in tears as she recounted her four heartbreaking miscarriages in Friday’s Loose Women panel
‘People grieve in different ways and some people want a memory or something tangible.
‘Other people, the reactions were mixed, will want something different, to make progress in the miscarriage care system, for example I campaigned for that, because some people want the certificate and other people want action.
‘I have to be very clear about this, it is not a legal document, so I want to manage expectations here. You don’t see it at a town hall or when someone looks in your archives.
‘It doesn’t even end up in your medical files and that is a criminal offence, it should be that way. If you have a broken fingernail or a heart attack, it will be in your medical record.
‘But not a miscarriage. I’ve had four and I’ve had to record two in my medical records unless you’re at your GP and having that conversation.
‘It is very important information for you, your children, if they are asked about their fertility problems later.’
She burst into tears and said, “Sorry, it’s like you have to keep tearing that band-aid. I am so sorry.
“There are people on this panel who have had a miscarriage, and I know there are people here who have had a miscarriage.
The government announced on Wednesday that parents who have experienced the devastation of losing a baby before the 24th week of pregnancy can apply for a certificate to have their grief recognized (Kaye Adams, Myleene Klass, Jools Holland, Rod Stewart, Judi Love , Sunetra Sarker in the photo)
She said: ‘For me, I think anything that is a sign, gives comfort or can be a keepsake, I think it’s a good thing. You can’t tell someone how to grieve.”
“People grieve in different ways and some people want a reminder or something tangible,” she added
Myleene, who has two daughters Ava, 16, and Hero, 12, and a son Apollo, four, admitted the baby loss certificates will help someone grieve and have something to comfort and keep.
‘You don’t have a miscarriage at the doctors, you have a miscarriage during the school run, I had a miscarriage on the radio. The films depict that you are in bed, you call the doctor, there is blood.
‘But actually you might have been at the table, that was my fourth miscarriage, and you have to keep up appearances because your children are there. It’s so uncomfortable and so cruel and it should be in your medical records.”
It comes after Myleene made history in July by changing the laws against pregnancy loss, meaning women no longer have to wait until after three miscarriages before receiving medical help and advice before conception.
She and Labor MP Olivia Blake spent four years campaigning for changes to Britain’s miscarriage laws.
Myleene recently recalled her experience after suffering four ‘torturous’ miscarriages when she changed pregnancy loss laws, and spoke of her joy when a series of changes were approved.
The changes were revealed in the long-awaited Pregnancy Loss Review – an independent report into NHS miscarriage care and how it can be improved, which came after campaigning by baby loss charity Tommy’s, with whom Myleene works.
If you have been affected by this story, please get advice at www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk or by calling 01924 200 799.