Myleene Klass has reflected on the "culture of blame" surrounding baby loss in the UK, after being recognised in 2024's new year honours for services to women's health and miscarriage awareness.
Speaking to The Independent, the former Hear’Say singer and presenter said she was surprised when she received a letter two weeks ago telling her that she would be made an MBE, and that she read it aloud with her family in her kitchen.
The 46-year-old, who has lost four babies through miscarriage, has spent years campaigning the government for change regarding miscarriage care and raising awareness around the psychological effects of baby loss, as seen in her Baftanominated documentary Myleene: Miscarriage and Me.
After “four years of real sadness”, Klass became inspired to start breaking down the stigma surrounding baby loss and campaigned for better support for women who have had similar experiences.
The musician said the most surprising aspect of her research and campaigning has been the lack of government attention to the cause. “It’s shocking how many people at government level don’t choose to take it seriously,” she said. “It feels like the message is loud and clear for us women and it has been for centuries: just get on with it. Our grandmothers did it, our mothers did it – we don’t talk about it.”
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