Back in January 2004, Woman’s Hour reported on a new treatment for recurrent miscarriage sufferers which targeted Natural Killer cells. Anne Waldie’s father happened to be listening to the programme that day and told his daughter about the study. Anne took part in the treatment, and in March 2005, she successfully gave birth to a son.
But the NK cell treatment still has to be proven with clinical trials. The charity WellBeing of Women funds research of this kind and on Friday is launching a campaign focussing on unexplained miscarriage which they hope will raise awareness of the treatments available and enable more women to have the babies they’ve longed for. Jenni talks to Anne Waldie about her experiences and to the two women at the forefront of miscarriage research, Professor Lesley Regan, Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington and Dr Siobhan Quenby, Consultant Obstetrician at Liverpool’s Women’s Hospital.
