'I had to bring my baby to hospital in a takeaway box'

LAURA HAS TURNED THE TRAUMA OF MISCARRIAGE INTO CLEVER DEVICE TO HELP OTHER PARENTS

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Laura said: “I had to bring my baby to hospital in a Chinese takeaway container.”

whelmed with physical discomfort and distress.

The human body passes a lot of different stuff together when someone’s losing a baby, and the prospect of ‘catching’ pregnancy tissue when a baby has died can be very challenging.

And in order to get proper treatment, the NHS often needs mums to bring tissue back into the hospital.

After suffering a miscarriage of her own in February 2024, Laura got busy.

She used design software to model the tool, which originally would fit on top of the toilet seat.

She said: “On top it would shift around, so now it fits underneath the seat, and the weight of the person sitting on top holds it in place.”