From undercooked statistics to over-simplification: what The Bold Type got wrong about pregnancy loss

Stories of miscarriage are so rare in popular culture, it’s even more disappointing when they’re mishandled

Twenty-seven seconds. That’s how long it took for a doctor on the American comedy-drama The Bold Type to give lead character Sutton a scan and then tell her she was having a miscarriage.

The entire appointment, from the time the doctor walked in the door to the time she walked out, was depicted in one minute and 51 seconds.

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Ask women gently in an appropriate setting and it’s astonishing how many will have experienced pregnancy loss

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