How Meghan Markle Manages Pregnancy Loss (Miscarriage)

In November 2020, Meghan Markle published a deeply personal op-ed in The New York Times describing the morning she felt a cramp and knew something was wrong. She lost her second pregnancy. She described the grief, the isolation, and the cultural tendency to keep pregnancy loss private — asking how many people were silently suffering from loss while performing normalcy for the outside world. The op-ed resonated globally. In the United States, roughly 10–20% of known pregnancies end in miscarriage, and the actual rate is thought to be much higher. Yet miscarriage remains deeply stigmatized, often treated as something to be absorbed privately. Her disclosure helped normalize grief conversations around pregnancy loss and encouraged more openness from healthcare providers about emotional support after loss.