Duchess Kate visits baby charity to highlight its work on lowering pregnancy loss rates

<a href=/tags/0/kate-middleton><strong>Duchess Kate</a></strong> stepped out to Imperial College London to highlight Baby Loss Awareness Week and hear about the work Tommy's, a pregnancy loss charity, is doing to lower miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth rates across the United Kingdom. <p>The mom of three also met children who were born thanks to care at Tommy's research clinics across the country, and heard about how charity Sands is supporting bereaved parents. <p><strong>Scroll through the gallery (or click through if you're on desktop) to see the best photos from her day.</strong> <p>Photo: &copy; Kirsty Wigglesworth - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Kate met <Strong>Obiele</strong> and <strong>Nii-Addy Laryea</strong>, two parents who lost two babies. Tommy's helped them by performing a cervical stitch operation and they successfully delivered their child, <Strong>Tetteh-Kwei</strong>, who is now two years old, thanks to help from Tommy's. The procedure ensured he stayed in his mother's uterus until he was old enough to be delivered. <p>Photo: &copy; Kirsty Wigglesworth - WPA Pool/Getty Images
The Duchess of Cambridge spent time speaking to experts at the University's Institute of Reproductive and Development Biology, and learned about how they're working to lower pregnancy loss, miscarriage and stillbirth rates across the U.K. <p>Photo: &copy; Kirsty Wigglesworth - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Kate also visited the lab... <p>Photo: &copy; Kirsty Wigglesworth - WPA Pool/Getty Images
... and got to look at some of its research through one of the microscopes. <p>Photo: &copy; Kirsty Wigglesworth - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Researchers estimate one in four women have a miscarriage during their lifetime, and the causes of those miscarriages are usually unexplained. Tommy's is committed to "finding the root causes of miscarriage" so they can be prevented, according to Professor Phillip Bennett, the director of the Institute and Tommy's National Centre for Miscarriage Research. <p>Photo: &copy; Kirsty Wigglesworth - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Kate received a Tommy's candle from <strong>Plum & Ashby</strong> while there. Tommy's is holding a global Wave of Light event to end Baby Loss Awareness Week on Oct. 15. People are being encouraged to light candles around the world to remember babies that have been lost through miscarriage, stillbirth and other forms of pregnancy loss, and use the hashtag #WaveOfLight when sharing on social media. <p>Photo: &copy; Kirsty Wigglesworth - WPA Pool/Getty Images
As always, the duchess looked amazing as she visited the institute. She was dressed in a floral face mask and blue Emilia Wickstead midi dress for the event, which she paired with her new Spells of Love Alia hoop earrings. <p>Photo: &copy; Kirsty Wigglesworth - WPA Pool/Getty Images
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