the algorithms + miscarriage project

Make Work Pay: leave for bereavement including pregnancy loss We are seeking views on the details of a new entitlement to bereavement leave, including for pregnancy loss before 24 weeks.

Please consider answering this government consultation re extending bereavement leave to all #pregnancyloss including #termination for foetal anomaly #TOPFA/ medical reasons #TFMR. Not perfect, but could support many people + reduce the cliff edge of viability threshold + reduce #abortion stigma.

Conference alert! Thursday 18th-Friday 19th June, 2026, London campus of Loughborough University. Online day: Monday 22nd June, 2026. Please see Call for Papers here:

feministmiscarriageproject.org/conference

The Feminist Miscarriage Project A new collaboration led by two feminist academics, Victoria Browne and Susie Kilshaw, promoting intersectional approaches to miscarriage, grounded in bodily autonomy, social justice, and solidarity ac...

Delighted to be launching the Feminist Miscarriage Project! Please see our new website and we'll be updating on news and events soon: feministmiscarriageproject.org

Fantastic! Can't wait to hear more.

The Algorithm + Miscarriage Project is already gathering invaluable accounts of women's on/offline remembrance after miscarriage. For information on who can take part and what to do if you'd like to share your story - see below.

#miscarriage #pregnancyloss #algorithms #socialmedia #onlinesafety

Thrilled to finally say my book is officially out!!

I use 100 hysterectomy stories to explore the ways our culture and medical system devalues the uterus and the people who have them.

Wishing you the very best by the way.

The love of my wife. Poached eggs on toast. Cold beer after a long walk in the hills. Reminding myself that I’m part of the universe looking back at itself.

Running and music also help.

Ah will it’ll still be great to hear your presentation. I’m happy to say I’ve found your work really helpful in my PhD lit. review. So thank you!

Maybe you were in a state of exception.

Still-Birth (Definition) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 39 of 2024–25 The Still-Birth (Definition) Bill would amend the legal definition of stillbirth in England and Wales to apply from 20 weeks into a pregnancy, rather than the current 24 weeks. It is scheduled to have...

UK | The Still-Birth (Definition) Bill [HL] would amend the legal definition of stillbirth in England & Wales to apply from 20 weeks (currently 24 weeks)

Second reading in the House of Lords on 4 July 2025

lordslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

Looks like a cracking assortment.

Thinking Allowed - Death - BBC Sounds A social history of death in the UK. Also, attitudes to dying in China.

Listen to two of our visiting fellows @MollyConisbee and Chao Fang on BBC Radio Four’s Thinking Allowed

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

And even better, I get to hear from @almiddlemiss.bsky.social & Susie Kilshaw IRL beforehand:

Panel 2.3 - Politics of embryonic and foetal death: Entanglements of bodies, persons and institutions

#miscarriage #pregnancyloss #biopolitics

Well this is exciting! Here I am among good company on the @ddd17-2025.bsky.social conference program. Panel 3.1 - Digital death practices (II) 11:00-12:30 Thursday, 28 August, 2025 @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social.

#deathstudies #digitalafterlife #onlinesafety

Preventing heatstroke in cats: What you should know Cat heatstroke is a severe and potentially life-threatening condition. Find out what the symptoms are and how to prevent your cat from having one.

Cat lovers of bsky (hello @jennchubb.bsky.social & @drfuturity.bsky.social)!

Keep your little ones cool this weekend - it’s going to be a scorcher.

#cats #pets #animalhealth #animalwelfare

manypets.com/uk/articles/...

I’ve been reading guidance for keeping cats cool in hot weather. Apparently stroking them with ice cubes is a good move. 🥹

I can barely trust gmaps not to send me down one way streets on my bike. I think I’ll leave negotiating mountains to a nice crusty OS. And my own somatic experience of course…

may be of interest to @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social @fawcettsociety.bsky.social @osanetwork.bsky.social @womensaid.bsky.social

What role do online algorithms play in women's experiences of grief and remembrance after miscarriage?

Good question. Let's find out...

#miscarriage #algorithms #socialmedia #onlinesafety

Yes - just in the outskirts. :)

Thanks for reposting @dremmaclare.bsky.social! Here’s something of taphophilic I saw on an evening walk the other day. A particularly nice inscription I thought.

Public health bodies urged to launch period tracking apps to protect data Women’s personal information at risk of being harvested by private firms running their own versions, report warns

New report on stakes of menstrual tracking: www.mctd.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

Highlighted in a piece by @andrewgregory.com: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

For more scholarship on FemTech, see our (still growing) special issue in @contraceptionjl.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

Good morning! A friendly wee reminder that The Algorithms + Miscarriage Project is now seeking participants for interview. See poster for details...

@tommyscharity.bsky.social @cendeathsociety.bsky.social @asdsdeath.bsky.social @bsatheory.bsky.social

#miscarriage #algorithms #onlinesafety

An invitation reading: TAKE PART IN RESEARCH: How do parents make meaning after pregnancy and baby loss? We want to hear from people who have experienced the loss of a pregnancy or baby, for any reason, at any time in the past, and who are over 18 and live in the UK. Our aim is to understand how families make meaning after pregnancy and baby loss, to help improve the support bereaved families receive in the future. How can I take part? To take part or find out more, click the link or scan the QR code: bit.ly/43CbQWS Closing date: 30.09.2025 Who is doing this research? Dr Tamarin Norwood at Loughborough University, with funding from the Leverhulme Trust, in collaboration with support organisations Sands, Held In Our Hearts, and Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC). If you have any questions about the research or taking part, you can email t.g.norwood@lboro.ac.uk

How do parents make meaning after pregnancy and baby loss?

Our survey is now open. We'd love to hear from you.
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/lboro/surv...

Pls share widely. Thank you Sands, Held In Our Hearts, @arcantenatal.bsky.social @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social for supporting this research.

Do get in touch with Paul if you feel able to contribute to his research

Paul is doing fascinating research on the relationship between algorithms and miscarriage. Get in touch with him if you are interested in taking part

I'll be there Thursday 28th August, presenting on my MA Social Research project:

An Imaginary of Algorithmic Violence: The Story of Molly Russell in the UK Online Press, 2019-2024

#algorithms #deathstudies #onlinesafety

Very excited to see my name on the program for the @asdsdeath.bsky.social annual conference, DDD17: The Politics of Death @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social

Looks like it's going to be a fascinating conference.

ddd17.sites.uu.nl

good morning @ajlunited.bsky.social

I thought you might be interested in my doctoral research - The Algorithms + Miscarriage Project - which is now seeking participants for interview...

#miscarriage #pregnancyloss #algorithm #socialmedia #femtech #onlinesafety