I gave birth knowing my baby wouldn’t cry – doctors still call this a miscarriage

We learned that if a baby is born before 24 weeks, it’s classified as a miscarriage (Picture: Alexis Curtis-Harris)

‘Look, I’m really sorry,’ said the doctor. ‘There’s nothing we can do.’ 

  I was only five months pregnant, but I’d been rushed to hospital earlier that morning after my waters had unexpectedly broken. As I was scanned, my partner, Charlotte, and I kept watching as our baby’s heart rate dropped – until the moment it just stopped.

It was the most traumatic thing we’ve ever been through....