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Sports broadcaster Alison Bender has opened up about feeling 鈥渋ncredibly alone鈥� after having two miscarriages. Speaking for the first time on radio about her experiences, Alison told Radio 5 Live鈥檚 Tony Livesey she felt she 鈥渉ad to keep them a secret鈥� after fearing her job would be at risk.

She felt she couldn鈥檛 tell her work colleagues as she 鈥渄idn鈥檛 want to jeopardise her career: 鈥淚 just carried on with life, I felt like I had to.鈥�

Alison is hoping that opening up and sharing her experiences will help 鈥渢he subject not to be quite so taboo鈥�.

The One Show presenter Alex Jones also recently shared her own story, revealing she appeared on TV just an hour after learning she鈥檇 had a miscarriage.

Miscarriage Association offer support to anyone affected by pregnancy loss. They have a website and also a helpline, which you can contact on 01924 200799.

This clip is originally from 5 Live Drive with Tony Livesey and Anna Foster on 1 April 2019.