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Miscarriage Coverage

Camp Lejeune toxic water cases were linked to  miscarriages and stillbirths of women at the military base according to an NBC report.

KILLING DOCTOR GJ YEN PROMPTING A CAMPUS LOCKDOWN 3 WEEKS AGO. >> WELL, THEY ARE THE SMALLEST VICTIMS OF ONE OF THE LARGEST WATER CONTAMINATION CASES IN U.S. HISTORY. >> WRAL HAS BEEN COVERING THIS FOR DECADES. DATA RECORDS SHOW THAT HUNDREDS OF BABIES ARE BURIED IN THE CEMETERY NEAR CAMP LEJEUNE. AND THAT'S WHERE NBC CYNTHIA MCFADDEN MET A GROUP OF WOMEN STILL GRIEVING AND LOOKING FOR JUSTICE. CYNTHIA JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM NEW YORK AND SAID THE YOU SPOKE WITH 2 DOZEN WOMEN WHO WERE STATIONED AT CAMP LEJEUNE VETERANS BUYS DAUGHTERS OF MARINES WHO ARE SICK OR LOST CHILDREN. WHEN DID THEY LEARN ABOUT WHY IT WAS HAPPENING TO THEM? >> WELL, YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT DENVER'S REALLY OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. BUT NO ONE AT THE TIME IT WAS ACTUALLY DISCOVERED BY THE MARINE CORPS, WHICH WAS IN 1980. NONE OF THESE WOMEN WERE. >> WE'RE TOLD. AND EVEN WHEN THE MARINE CORPS BEGAN TO SAY THAT MAYBE THERE WAS A CONTAMINATION, MAYBE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WAS ALL VERY SOFTLY PEDDLED. >> SO MOST OF THESE WOMEN SAY THEY REALLY DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL WE'RE RATHER RELATIVELY RECENTLY THAT THEY'VE BEEN EXPOSED AND NEVER MADE THE CONNECTION WITH, YOU KNOW, ONE WOMAN WE TALKED TO AND HAD 9 MISCARRIAGES. IN THE BRIEF, THE GRIEVING. >> HOW AWFUL YS THANKS TO SOME HELP IN PART FROM SOME NORTH CAROLINA LAWMAKERS, THERE IS NOW FORMAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS TO THE CONTAMINATION. BUT THE WHOLE TRUTH WAS SO SLOW TO GET OUT, AS YOU JUST SAID, DO THE WOMEN YOU SPOKE WITH FEEL THE ISSUE HAS BEEN OR CAN BE RESOLVED AT THIS POINT. THAT'S SUCH A GOOD QUESTION. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF RESOLVE THAT THIS IS OVER RESOLVED. >> THESE WOMEN WANT TO BE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY THEY WANT THEIR STORY TOLD IT'S NEVER REALLY BEEN TOLD IN QUITE THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TELL IT TONIGHT. THEY WANT TO BE SEEN AND THEY WANT WHAT THEY SUFFERED TOO, TO BE APPRECIATED. YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM WILL BRING LAWSUITS UNDER THIS NEW CAMP LEJEUNE JUSTICE AT SOME OF THEM WON'T. BUT I THINK WHAT THEY WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW IS THAT THAT THIS HAPPENED AND IT MUST NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. YOU KNOW, WE WE TALKED TO A COUPLE DOZEN ARE OUR WHOLE TEAM AND THEN BROUGHT ABOUT 6 WOMEN DOWN TO CAMP LEJEUNE AND AND HAD TRULY AN EXTRAORDINARY CONVERSATION WITH THEM. >> THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO SO MANY PEOPLE WHO STILL LIVE HERE IN OUR AREA. AND WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPORTING, CYNTHIA MCFADDEN LIVE IN NEW YORK. THANK YOU, CYNTHIA. >> YOU CAN WATCH HER FULL REPORT TONIGHT ON NBC NIGHTLY NEWS INCLUDING THE RESPONSE SHE RECEIVED FROM A GENERAL ABOUT WHY THE MILITARY WAS MORE FOR WAS NOT MORE FORTHCOMING ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF THE CONTAMINATED

Water Contamination at Camp Lejeune linked to miscarriage, stillbirths

NBC News spoke with dozens of marines and military wives -- now seniors -- who all lost pregnancies and babies. They said no one has been held accountable for decades of loss.

Christine did. My brother did when he was having and we took me, I, I was fine even though we're not blood that information, you know, I was sobbing is a week. So I put the Department of Navy Space on my tear backs. He worked at the V as a paid employee about a month left before delivery. And you went and what did the doctor say to you? The doctor said your baby is dead and it's not my fault. Remember? It's not our fault or my uh it's just so stunning that first any doctor would say that to his patient and didn't even help me off the table left the room. I had to find my way out. Hold in. No, it's just those are some things you never forget. Three miscarriages. Yes. Did you think there was anything unusual about that? I didn't know I was young when I was a kid. Looking back now, I probably should have looked further into it and why. But we didn't know we had no clue. We were just in a cesspool type situation and we lost babies and they didn't think that it was important that they still don't? Who's that? The military?

Toxic water: NBC News talks to women who lost babies at Camp Lejeune 

An NBC News investigation looks at some of the smallest victims of one of the largest water contamination cases in United States history.

NBC News: Toxic water led to miscarriages decades ago at Camp Lejeune 

One in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage. Unfortunately, for me, that number is much higher. In late April, I got the dreaded news for a fourth time: Our baby was gone.



Sarah Krueger: The silent loss

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Heather Greene, with advocacy group Count the Kicks, calls on state leaders to do more to prevent stillbirths, miscarriages and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

TEENAGERS INVOLVED. BACK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARK. >>>  TODAY ADVOCATES SPOKE OUT ABOUT THE NEED TO BETTER PREPARE FOR PRENATAL CARE FOR ROUTINE PREGNANCIES AND FOR MORE EDUCATION. HEATHER GREEN IS WITH COUNT THE KICKS , A PROGRAM TO HELP MOTHERS KEEP TRACK OF THEIR BABIES MOVEMENT AND EMPOWER THEM TO INSIST ON MEDICAL CARE IF THEY REALIZE SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. >> I FELT A CHANGE IN HER MOVEMENT THE FRIDAY BEFORE WE LOST HER BUT I DO NOT SPEAK UP BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THAT MOM. THE MOM THAT OVERREACTS. I DIDN'T WANT THAT TO BE ME SO I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. >> IT HUNDRED BABIES ARE STILLBORN EVERY YEAR AND MANY COULD BE PREVENTED. SHE JOINS US NOW. YOU ARE TO BE ADMIRED FOR SHARING YOUR STORY. WHAT PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTANT MOTHERS FACING? BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS TODAY IS WITH COVID-19 THEY FACED THE INABILITY TO GO IN FOR APPOINTMENTS AT TIMES AND THEY ARE HAPPENING LESS FREQUENTLY. AT A TIME WHEN WE ARE ALL TRYING TO LIMIT THE BURDEN ON OUR HEALTH SYSTEM, COUNT THE KICKS IS SOMETHING  THAT I AM IN SUPPORT OF AND BY TEACHING PREGNANT MOTHERS ABOUT MONITORING THE MOVEMENT AT HOME, THEY CAN KEEP AN EYE ON THE BABY WHEN THEY CANNOT BE IN THE DOCTORS US. >> THE PANDEMIC HAS CREATED SO MANY CHALLENGES. ADVOCATES ARE CALLING ON STATE LAWMAKERS TO DO MORE AND WHAT COULD BE DONE TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS? >> WE NEED LAWMAKERS TO FULLY FUND COUNT THE KICKS THROUGHOUT OUR STATE. EARLY IT IS SUPPORTED BY DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IN 14 STATES  AND WHEN IT BEGAN IN IOWA, THEY SET WITHIN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS A 32% REDUCTION IN THE STILL BIRTHRATE IN IOWA. WE NEED LAWMAKERS TO GET BEHIND THIS AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE OUT THERE. >> HOW DOES IT WORK? >> THE WAY IT WORKS IS IT EDUCATES PARENTS AND IT WORKS ON THE COMMUNICATION SO THAT WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE BUT ALSO TEACHES THE MOTHERS HOW TO TRACK THE MOVEMENTS OF THEIR BABY AND HOW TO SPEAK UP IN THE NOTICE A CHANGE AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO SPEAK UP AND DO NOT BE AFRAID I DO NOT FEEL LIKE THEY ARE OVERREACTING BECAUSE IT IS THE LIFE OF THEIR BABY AT STAKE THAT WE HAVE POSTERS THAT CAN BE POSTED IN HOSPITALS AND WE HAVE AN APP THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD OFF OF THE ANDROID STORE AND IT IS AVAILABLE ON APPLE WATCH AND YOU DO IT AT THE SAME TIME EVERY DAY. WHEN YOU NOTICE A CHANGE, YOU SPEAK UP IMMEDIATELY AND IT GIVES YOU THE ABILITY TO PROTECT YOUR BABY

More state funding is needed for programs to help expectant mothers, advocate says

Heather Greene, with Count the Kicks NC

Advocates for families who've lost unborn or infant children are calling on state leaders to do more to prevent stillbirths, miscarriages, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. 

Advocates seek to reduce stillbirths, infant loss in NC

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After WRAL Durham reporter Sarah Krueger lost three pregnancies in 13 months, she decided to break the silence and share her story.

Unraveling the stigma behind miscarriage: WRAL reporter shares story

 WRAL Durham reporter Sarah Krueger

Doctors estimate that 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. WRAL's Sarah Krueger shares her personal fertility journey and discusses this common heartbreak with local fertility doctors that leaves many families suffering in silence.

<p>It's a common story of heartbreak and it's part of my story. I talked with local fertility doctors about the stigma, the struggles and why so many suffer in silence tonight at six on w r a l.</p>

Health officials in the U.K. said the figures are being taken out of context. The article doesn't account for the increase in the vaccination rates over time, or the average number of miscarriages that occur naturally. 

Fact check: Bloggers wrong about COVID-19 vaccines causing miscarriages

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Chrissy Teigen revealed a tribute to the infant son she and husband John Legend lost.

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Kyle Smelser of Mix 101.5's 'Two Men and a Mom' shared his personal experience of miscarriage and how a Hoda Kotb book provided comfort, moving the TODAY anchor and author to tears.

<p>I o u r e l f k you introduce yourself? Yeah. There's three of us. We do a morning show in Raleigh. Look at you crazy kids. I like it already. Way got Sarah. This is a big day for her. She wore lipstick for you, Hoda, and we got Brian over here. Uh, where are you? Where are you? We're in Raleigh, North Carolina. I know, but you're on the couch like were Oh, no, no, no. We're on capturing. We're not a fancy conference room. I want to say thank you. Um, first and foremost from from my wife and I, because your your first book that we had we had I really needed this today. And my wife and I, uh, my wife had a miscarriage in June, and it was a very tough moment for us. And I want to say thank you. Because that book we actually turned to you several times. And my wife was able to get an advance copy of your newest book. And to quote the stood out Hoda, I don't want I didn't expect to cry with Hoda today, but yet here we are. Um, it says we never get over great losses. We absorb them and they car vis into different, often kinder creatures. And that quote is just It's so powerful because as we've gotten through the fog and all of this Hoda, I feel like when I have seen more of the latter. So this isn't so much a question as it is just too. Thank you. You don't know my wife and I, but I just want to say thank you for helping us out in a really tough time, and you're not even knowing about it. So thank you, Kyle. I first of all, I can tell you how meaningful that is to me in this moment. Um wow. Thank you. E don't even know what just happened in that moment. You know? You know, you know when something happens and you can't I could feel right when you just before you said anything, I already felt you. It was weird, like, really weird. I felt a deep down in here, and I think going through ah, loss like that is something you can't get your head around. And a lot of people don't even know what to say. I mean, who does know what to say in the moments, but, um, you know, anyway, I hope you and your wife are okay. That meant the world. What's her name? Your wife. My wife's name is Sarah. Sarah? Yeah. I just want to know that. Yeah, but thank you. And I know we're running short, but Bryant here too. I just want to give you a kiss on the cheek. Brian. Assume Love your doctor. Oh, yeah. Crazy. Oh, my God. We laughed. We cried way. Thank you. Thank you, guys. Thank you.</p>

Loss, tears, comfort: WRAL-FM host moves Hoda Kotb with story of miscarriage

Chrissy Teigen's pregnancy loss made headlines last week. And while some were shocked that she'd share such a personal moments, for others, it was all too familiar.

Providing comfort: How to support moms who are grieving after stillbirth, miscarriage

Baby, nursery, mobile

Dr. Bassam Rimawi, a maternal fetal medicine physician from WakeMed, says miscarriage is common and parents can take comfort that they can bear another child.

SLIGHTLY LATELY. THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ANY CHILD WHO WAS A FREE MEAL. >>> A CELEBRITY COUPLE HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THEIR HEARTBREAKING LOSS. CHRISSY TEIGEN AND JOHN LIGON LEGEND TELLS THE PUBLIC THEY LOST THEIR BABY. THEY HAD ALREADY BEGUN CALLING THE BABY CHECK. SHE WROTE, TO OUR JACK, I'M SORRY THAT THE FIRST FEW MOMENTS OF YOUR LIFE WERE MET WITH SO MANY COMPLICATIONS. THAT WE COULD NOT GIVE YOU THE HOME YOU NEEDED TO SURVIVE. THOSE WHO WANT A CHILD, OR EVEN WANT TO START A FAMILY, CAN RELATE. >> TELL US HOW PREVALENT OUR MISCARRIAGES. AND WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE TAKE AWAY FROM THE STORY QUESTION MARK >> UNFORTUNATELY, 20% OF WOMEN, THAT'S ONE IN EVERY FIVE PATIENTS WILL AT LEAST EXPERIENCE ONE MISCARRIAGE IN THEIR LIVES. AND I GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO CHRISSY TEIGEN FOR OPENING UP TO THE PUBLIC IN SHARING HER STORY. I'M SURE THERE'S VERY HARD FOR HER AND HER FAMILY TO DO SUCH A THING. BUT ONE THING TO LEARN FROM THAT, IS I REALLY WOULD LIKE ALL WOMEN IN THE SITUATION, TO REALLY FEEL FREE TO OPEN UP AND FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD NOT HOLD THESE FEELINGS ASIDE. BECAUSE THAT COULD LEAD TO DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND A LOT OF STRESS. >> KNOWING COUPLES WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS, IT IS SO DEVASTATING, AS YOU KNOW. YOU HAVE THE WHOLE PREGNANCY, PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE BABY EVERY WAKING MOMENT. AND THEN THEY LOSE THE BABY. THERE IS A STIGMA THAT SURROUNDS THESE MISCARRIAGES. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, THEY ARE RARELY TALKED ABOUT AMONG FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. WHAT DO YOU WANT WOMEN TO KNOW ABOUT MOVING FORWARD AFTER THIS? >> I WOULD WANT WOMEN TO FEEL THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HOLD THEMSELVES INSIDE OF THEIR HEARTS. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO FEEL FREE TO TALK TO THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. OPEN UP TO ANYBODY IN THEIR COMMUNITY. BECAUSE, KEEPING THE STUFF INSIDE CAN LEAD TO DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, MENTAL PROBLEMS. FEELING FREE TO OPEN UP, CAN REALLY ALLOW THEM TO GRIEVE, AND TO MOVE OFF OF SUCH A HARD SITUATION. >> IS A HARDER TO ACHIEVE A FULL-TERM PREGNANCY FOR WOMEN WHO HAD A MISCARRIAGE? >> ACTUALLY, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF WOMEN WHO HAVE A MISCARRIAGE, HAVE A FULL- TIME FULL-TERM DELIVERY AFTERWARDS. THAT IS REASSURING NEWS FOR THEM . TO KNOW THAT EVEN THOUGH 20% OF WOMEN WILL HAVE A MISCARRIAGE, IT LETS THEM STAY STRONG AND HAVE HOPE AND STAY POSITIVE. ANOTHER THING THAT THEY SHOULD LET THE DOCTORS KNOW THEY HAD A MISCARRIAGE BEFORE SO THEY CAN COME SEE HIGH RISK DOCTORS VERY EARLY IN THE CONTENT ON APPROPRIATE TESTS FAIRLY EARLY IN THE PREGNANCY. >> THERE IS STRENGTH IN NUMBERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH DOCTOR.