Misconceptions

"Misconceptions" is a myth-busting web series about miscarriage that will equip people with the tools they need when they, or their loved ones, experience a miscarriage.

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Unravelling Anxiety, Web Series

Unravelling Anxiety is a 10-part online video series exploring what it means to live with anxiety. Around one in four New Zealanders will...

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Misconceptions full series playlist

Here is the playlist for the full series of Misconceptions - First Trimester Miscarriages: https://bit.ly/3nIsiyW You can also watch it...

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Misconceptions Extra - Lisa and Nisi

Lisa and Nisi lived overseas when they had their miscarriage. Lisa was 10 weeks pregnant when she started spotting after having packed...

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Misconceptions Extra - Hilaire and Simon

In 2019 Hilaire and Simon had a missed miscarriage at 9 weeks and 3 days, but they didn't find out till their 13 week scan, so it came as...

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Misconceptions Extra - Maryam and Behrooz

Before they had their daughter, Maryam and Behrooz suffered a missed miscarriage around 8 or 9 weeks. The baby had stopped growing at 5...

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Misconceptions Extra - Kate and Sanele

In 2014 Kate and Sanele had 2 miscarriages and then they had their first successful pregnancy. Their third miscarriage was after their...

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Misconceptions Extra - Noriko and Tomoya

Noriko and Tomoya had a miscarriage every year, three years in a row, since they gave birth to their first child. Noriko blamed herself...

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Misconceptions Extra - Kathryn and Cam

In 2018 Kathryn and Cam had a miscarriage just after 12 weeks; they found out at a routine scan that the baby they named Dougie had no...

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Misconceptions Extra - Stacey Morrison

Broadcaster and Te Reo Māori advocate Stacey Morrison and her husband Scot had a miscarriage after they had their first two children and...

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Misconceptions Extra - Miriama Kamo

Journalist and TVNZ’s Sunday Show host Miriama Kamo wasn’t sure she would be able to have babies because of endometriosis. She has had...

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Misconceptions Extra - Kaiora Tipene

You may have seen funeral director Kaiora Tipene in the TVNZ and Netflix hit show The Casketeers, in which Kaiora and husband Francis are...

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Misconceptions Ep. 10 | Sharing Stories of Hope

The more we can talk about miscarriage, the more we can improve the support systems for those who go through it.

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Misconceptions Ep. 09 | How to Support Someone

People who haven’t experienced miscarriage themselves can underestimate the significance of a pregnancy loss.

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Misconceptions Ep. 08 | Miscarriage and Work

The physical and emotional experience of miscarriage is different for everyone, and for people who are employed, another layer of...

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Misconceptions Ep. 07 | The Silence around the First Trimester

The ‘12-week rule’ is the custom that pregnancies should be kept secret until they reach three months.

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Misconceptions Ep. 06 | Accessing Support

People can feel uncertain, isolated, and unsupported when they go through first trimester pregnancy loss.

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Misconceptions Extra - Sarah Numan, Babyloss NZ

Sarah is the General Manager of the registered charity Baby Loss New Zealand and is one of two principal casters – chairperson Josie...

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Misconceptions Extra - Megan Downer, counsellor

Megan is a qualified counsellor with 20 years of experience in the health sector supporting those coping with infertility and pregnancy...

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Misconceptions Ep. 05 | Coping with Grief

Miscarriage is a significant loss which is often silent and unacknowledged, making it difficult to work through.

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Misconceptions Ep. 04 | Managing Miscarriage

People experiencing miscarriage are advised to seek medical help - but it’s not always clear who can provide that help.

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Misconceptions Ep. 03 | Causes of Miscarriage

People often wonder if they have done something to cause their miscarriage, and this can lead to self-criticism and feelings of guilt...

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Misconceptions Ep. 02 | Types of Miscarriages

There are three different types of miscarriage that can happen; there are missed miscarriages, there are incomplete miscarriages, and...

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Misconceptions Ep. 01 | Introductions

The fact that miscarriage is completely normal does not make going through it any easier.

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Misconceptions Synopsis

Misconceptions is a ten-part web series about miscarriage that aims to bust myths, provide information, and let grieving parents know that..

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FIRST COUPLES

We talked to the first two brave couples today, talking about their experience with miscarriage. We are very, very grateful to them for...

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INTERVIEWS WITH TWO AMAZING LADIES

Today we interviewed Stacey Morrison and Miriama Kamo for our series. So amazing to hear their stories and so brave of them to share...

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Feb 17, 20201 min read

Kaiora Tipene

Today was the first of our studio based interviews for the series. Interviewer Soana talked to Kaiora Tipene about her experience around...

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Feb 12, 20201 min read

EDITING WHILE FILMING

WHILE WE ARE STILL SHOOTING, WE HAVE ALSO STARTED PUTTING MATERIAL TOGETHER FOR EDIT.

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Feb 10, 20201 min read

MEGAN DOWNER

Today we spoke to grief counselor Megan Downer for our web series. So much interesting information!

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Feb 7, 20201 min read

WELLINGTON SHOOT

Some more behind the scenes from our Wellington shoots this weekend

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Feb 6, 20201 min read

FIRST SHOOT IN WELLINGTON

A big block of shooting in Wellington this weekend. We continue to be grateful to all the participants willing to talk to us on camera....

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Jan 30, 20201 min read

THE FIRST DAY OF VIDEO SHOOT

Today was the first shoot day of our documentary series Misconceptions

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