Lionesses star lifts lid on 'four days of hell' after suffering heartbreaking miscarriage

England star Missy Bo Kearns has bravely opened up on the miscarriage she suffered . The 25-year-old revealed last month that she had lost a baby with her partner and fellow footballer Liam Walsh. Aston Villa midfielder Kearns first announced her pregnancy with Luton Town player Walsh on March 1. But tragically, she suffered a miscarriage later that month in heartbreaking and terrifying circumstances. Kearns has now decided to speak about the tragedy in order to raise awareness about miscarriage and to thank those who have helped her and Walsh over the past month. Explaining what happened in an interview with ITV , Walsh credited Villa club doctor Jodie Blackadder-Weinstein for saving her life before "four days of hell in hospital". “It was one of the biggest shocks of my life. I thought it was just like a pregnancy symptom, and the doctor came in and checked my temperature," Kearns said. “I was 42 degrees, but I was shaking. And the doctor said to me, ‘Where's Liam?’ And I was like, ‘I'm not going back to the hospital. I literally went a few days ago. Everything's fine. They told me everything's fine.’ And she said, ‘Ring Liam.’ And I was like, ‘He's had a night game. He's in bed still.' “But I rang him, and he came. We went to the hospital, and that's when we found out that straight away, we had lost the baby and that I'd got sepsis . So, it was difficult, like it was a shock, because I'd literally been doing Pilates and gym an hour before, and my whole life just changed like that.” Sepsis can be life-threatening and occurs when the body overreacts to an infection and begins damaging tissue and organs. Kearns has decided to speak publicly about her loss and grief in order to try and break the stigma around miscarriage. “You actually feel like you're the only person it's ever happened to," she said. "But really, it's so common, and that's why I think it's important that the message is out there and don't feel alone and stuff, because it's happened to so many people. “I think people might not realise how much of a toll it actually has on someone. I think obviously everyone knows how hard it must be to lose a child, but obviously, because of the highs of finding out you're pregnant, and the stress of being pregnant, and like, the worries of getting past the 12 week mark, and like, it's so stressful, even though it's so exciting. “I think to then have that crash, and then suddenly you're not pregnant, and your hormones change, your symptoms start to go, like overnight. I think it's a different type of grief. It's not [something] that I've ever experienced before." Kearns has not played since January for Villa and is now trying to get herself ready, mentally and physically, to return this summer. Having made her England debut last summer and earned three caps for the Lionesses , she is targeting next year's World Cup in Brazil with Sarina Wiegman's side. “I do know that being back in football, it's my happy place, and I'm here now, and I'm excited to be here and like, keep trying to build and build and get myself right ready for next season," she said. “I want to come back in pre-season and be back to the Missy Bo everyone knows who's smiling, happy, winding people up non-stop. And I think it's a big year next year, and my plan while I was pregnant was to make the World Cup squad, and that's not changed.” If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at the Miscarriage Association. You can call them on 01924 200799 or email info@miscarriageassociation.org.uk