5. Safia’s story! part 1 of 2

Safia is a mum of two and an experienced equity and inclusion practitioner and facilitator. Her work is guided by principles of collaboration, compassion and curiosity. With a history of positive agitation and disruption. Safia is committed to working alongside people with lived experience of oppression and disadvantage, to challenge the structures that maintain difference and Otherness. When Safia was only 15 weeks pregnant, she lost her baby after being told her baby had *Edwards’ Syndrome. In this episode listen as Safia tells us about her experience. Walking us through her journey and what that was like for her at the time. Safia highlights how important it is to use a trauma informed approach and what a difference that can make when supporting someone who has experienced baby loss. * Babies with Edwards’ syndrome have more of chromosome 18 in some or all of the cells in their body. It is also known as Trisomy 18. In the UK, around 3 in every 10,000 births are affected by Edwards’ syndrome. Most cases result from a random change in the egg or sperm in healthy parents. This change is not caused by anything the parents did before or during pregnancy.