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Manchester woman tackles taboos of childlessness and miscarriage
Overview
Connie Kerr from Manchester has opened up about her experience of suffering four miscarriages between 2012 and 2014, and the societal pressures surrounding childlessness. Ahead of Baby Loss Awareness Week, she has written a semi-autobiographical play titled Speckled Hen to challenge taboos and encourage open conversations about miscarriage, infertility, and not having children.
Key points
- Connie Kerr experienced four miscarriages over a two-year period between 2012 and 2014.
- She felt isolated and faced societal expectations and assumptions regarding motherhood.
- She decided to stop trying to get pregnant after reaching a personal cut-off point.
- Her semi-autobiographical play, Speckled Hen, debuts in Manchester to challenge taboos surrounding childlessness and miscarriage.