Parents should be paid bereavement leave for miscarriages, MPs recommend

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MPs have suggested that women and their partners should have the right to paid bereavement leave in the event of a miscarriage.

Sick leave is an "inappropriate and inadequate form of employer support" for couples following such a pregnancy loss, the Women and Equalities Committee said.

Since April 2020, workers can be eligible for statutory parental bereavement leave and pay if there is a stillbirth after 24 weeks of pregnancy, but there's no dedicated leave for pre-24 week losses, including miscarriages.

The committee is advocating for the two-week leave period to be extended to those grieving because of early pregnancy losses as well.