Since then, Arielle has wondered whether there’s some kind of genetic thread that links her miscarriage to her sister’s, especially as her grandma also suffered a late-stage miscarriage. “I did wonder if there was a genetic element, but my mum had four pregnancies that all worked out and my sister’s father-in-law is an obstetrician who said that it was just bad luck.”

Caitlin Hamilton’s mum had a suspected miscarriage in between having her and her brother, but only mentioned the fact after Caitlin’s pregnancy ended. “Knowing that did make me wonder about the genetic aspect of miscarriage, but I also know that pregnancy loss is common, so that kind of overrode my suspicions,” she says.

Amy Bamford also found a family link after experiencing miscarriage. “It’s crazy how alone you feel when you go through something like a miscarriage, but the more you open up, the more you realise how common it is,” she tells Stylist. “When I miscarried twice last year, I felt like a failure. I only knew one person who’d experienced something similar: my mum. But once I started talking about it, it turned out that other family members and friends had been through the same thing.”

“Am I more likely to have a miscarriage if my mum or grandma had one?”