"Pregnant Teacher's Tragic Suicide Linked to Severe Morning Sickness"

A pregnant primary school teacher, Jessica Cronshaw, tragically took her own life after being wrongly advised by a midwife that her medication for acute morning sickness was harming her unborn child. Jessica, who suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum, was found hanged at 28 weeks pregnant, and her daughter, Elsie, was born prematurely and died four days later. Her family has been campaigning for greater mental health support for pregnant women, and the Health Secretary has announced new support for mothers-to-be across England. The inquest revealed missed opportunities by medical professionals and highlighted the enormous mental and emotional toll that pregnancy and birth can have on women.