Making Babies with Lunchtime Live
Jul 15, 2026 · 14 min · 12 segments
Every Wednesday afternoon, we’ll be talking Making Babies. Andrea will be joined by Professor Shane Higgins, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, to cover every area of trying to have a baby…
Shane HigginsGuest
Andrea GilliganHost
In fact, you know, couples that I sit in front of who are, are understandably traumatized by the fact that they've had a miscarriage and perhaps think that they're the only people in the world who have it, I encourage them to speak to friends and relatives and see just how common it is, and I think they, they take some solace from that fact, but it is still a very traumatic time for couples.
And, and just on that, I mean, we are following the North's lead, lead, uh, lead, I should say, with, um, the paid leave being provided now for the first time for women who suffer an early miscarriage.
I think it's, you know, as I said, it's a very traumatic time for couples, not just the, the, the, the woman who's having the miscarriage, but, you know, everyone's vested in the, uh, in the pregnancy, so it's traumatic for everyone, and very emotional.
In fact, you know, couples that I sit in front of who are, are understandably traumatized by the fact that they've had a miscarriage and perhaps think that they're the only people in the world who have it, I encourage them to speak to friends and relatives and see just how common it is, and I think they, they take some solace from that fact, but it is still a very traumatic time for couples.
And, and just on that, I mean, we are following the North's lead, lead, uh, lead, I should say, with, um, the paid leave being provided now for the first time for women who suffer an early miscarriage.
I think it's, you know, as I said, it's a very traumatic time for couples, not just the, the, the, the woman who's having the miscarriage, but, you know, everyone's vested in the, uh, in the pregnancy, so it's traumatic for everyone, and very emotional.
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