A Women’s Health Strategist’s Call to Break the Silence on Infant Loss

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Hundreds of families across the country quietly carry the heavy emotional toll of the loss of a child, navigating grief, anxiety, and depression in absolute silence.

This heavy burden is exactly why a vital conversation is coming up right here in The Bahamas, especially since October is also officially designated as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

To break the silence, Fertility Empowerment International is hosting a virtual webinar series on October 22nd to offer real community support.

The organization’s women’s health strategist and health advocate, Dr. Latazia Stuart, highlights how deeply this unspoken trauma echoes through everyday life.

Dr. Latazia Stuart – Womens Health Advocate and Strategist

“When someone experiences a pregnancy loss maybe at six weeks or maybe at twenty weeks, not many people are aware of that. However that’s a silent pain that’s impacting them in their faith, that’s impacting them in their workplace, that’s impacting even their interactions within their family and so these are conversations we need to have more of to create a safe space for individuals to know hey you’re not alone.”

As someone who has experienced pregnancy loss and knows this trauma can deeply affect someone’s mental state, Dr. Stuart stresses why we should watch for the quiet changes.

Dr. Latazia Stuart – Womens Health Advocate and Strategist

“So some signs that you may notice an individual going through, maybe that they may become withdrawn, they may become quiet. They may decide that they don’t want to have a conversation about their loss and that’s okay. They may become even extra talkative and if they do, allow them to just speak, don”t make corrections along the way…”

Dr. Stuart also addressing why she says the country needs to shift the perspective.

Dr. Latazia Stuart – Womens Health Advocate and Strategist

“The reality is for a women who has still born, or a pregnancy loss or an infant loss, she needs help. And we can no longer remain silent to the fact that well we don’t see a baby so, did she really have a loss or telling her you know you can get pregnant again or telling her that you have another child right. We have to be so mindful of the mental impact some of these things we say…”