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UK's new bereavement law recognizes that trauma women feel after having miscarriage

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UK Parliament is set to pass a new employment rights bill that would add two weeks of bereavement leave to parents if they have suffered a pregnancy loss before 24 weeks ’ gestation.

The bill is expected to pass its final hurdles in the House of Commons next week .

It's estimated that 10 to 20% of pregnancies in the UK end in miscarriages, although that number may be higher.