Rhiannon is a Melbourne based barrister and passionate advocate for increasing awareness and support for families who have experienced pregnancy loss. October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month so we thought it was a good time to have this chat.

A content warning for listeners of this podcast, as we discuss pregnancy, pregnancy loss and other sensitive topics here - which is also one of the reasons it's a bit longer than usual. We did not want to rush through such sensitive and important conversations.

We have a few laughs, shed a few tears and discuss pregnancy, pregnancy loss, what supportive environments and conversations look like, and talk about ways people can look after those around them.

You can find Rhiannon on Instagram at @rhi_malone

Some helpful websites for support and information can be found here;

• Bears of Hope - support services for families who experience baby loss - https://www.bearsofhope.org.au/
• Pink Elephants - support services for miscarriage and early pregnancy loss - https://www.pinkelephants.org.au/
• SANDS and Red Nose - miscarriage, stillbirth and newborn death support - https://www.sands.org.au/
• Stillbirth Foundation - raises funds to reduce the incidence and impact of stillbirth through research, education and advocacy - https://stillbirthfoundation.org.au/ 

To support the advocacy of HACSU (Health and Community Services Union), please check out their plan for working women, which includes provisions for Paid Pregnancy Loss Leave, and reproductive health support here: HACSU Plan For Working Women

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As always, we would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this episode was recorded the Yaluk-ut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their leaders past, present and emerging and acknowledge that we live, work and recorded this on unceded Aboriginal land - always was, always will be.