News

Law

Asset Management

Investment Banking

Wealth

Hedge Funds

People

Newsletters

Events

Lists

People

Men open up about miscarriage: ‘I wanted to stay strong for my wife but needed someone to talk to’

Among the most recent discussion threads: ‘I was going to be a dad’ and ’Battling waves of grief’

From L to R: Daniel Rose, Chris Whitfield and David Keating of Miscarriage For Men, a peer-to-peer network
From L to R: Daniel Rose, Chris Whitfield and David Keating of Miscarriage For Men, a peer-to-peer network

Chris Whitfield is trying to break down the stigma of men talking about miscarriage. In March 2021, he launched Miscarriage For Men, a peer-to-peer network, which aims to create a safe space in which men can be open about their experiences with pregnancy loss.

The project was initially a way to cope with his own grief. In February of that year, he and his wife, Jade, suffered a miscarriage when she was 14 weeks pregnant.

WSJ Logo