02/07/2024
“Dr Tong Pei Yein, 43, has had four miscarriages since 2015. The hand surgeon at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital contacted Vernessa for pregnancy loss coaching in 2022 after her last miscarriage in March that year.
Her gynaecologist attributed her losses to statistical odds and her increasing maternal age, but she requested a medical investigation in 2022. She was found to have antiphospholipid syndrome, an autoimmune disorder that cause blood clots and miscarriages.
She recalls the brokenness she felt when her baby’s heartbeat weakened and slowed, and finally flickered out across ultrasound scans.
It was difficult talking to others, even family members about her miscarriages.
Through pregnancy loss coaching, she articulated her feelings of sadness and confusion, and let go of the guilt she felt.”
The Straits Times, 2024