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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Peter Brewer

A mother's own losses build a legacy of support

ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith and Karen Schlage laid a hand-knitted blanket across a bed in the new ward. Picture by Keegan Carroll

Karen Schlage "changed hearts and minds" as a determined advocate for a new Canberra ward to assist those women dealing with early pregnancy loss.

It was a result of Ms Schlage sharing with others the stories of her own family losses - two children, Charlie and Sophia, during pregnancy - that she became such a driving force behind the new ward opened on Friday at the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children.

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