Popular Taiwanese-American TV personality Janet Hsieh opened up about her miscarriage while filming a TV show and how she had to pull the dead foetus out by hand.

Found out about her pregnancy in June

39-year-old Hsieh, known for her travel series Fun Taiwan on Discovery Travel and Living Channel, told Taiwanese media outlet ETtoday that she first discovered that she was pregnant in June.

Knowing that her mum wanted to have another grandchild, Hsieh brought her mum along with her to her prenatal check up at the hospital in order to surprise her.

Her husband, English actor George Young, and two-year-old son named Egan, were present in the room as well.

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When the doctor confirmed the pregnancy, the entire family was elated.

But they were quickly brought from "heaven to hell" when the doctor revealed the baby had no heartbeat, Hsieh said.

She was 10 weeks pregnant at that time, but the foetus has stopped developing at eight weeks.

That was when Hsieh said "Mummy, I'm so sorry" to her mum, who replied, "The baby didn't stay because it wasn't healthy, don't worry about me."

"If the baby wasn't healthy, we wouldn't want it either, so you really don't have to worry about me."

Hearing her mum's words of assurance, Hsieh said she could not hold back her tears, and started bawling.

The celebrity teared up while recounting the day to the ETtoday.

Pulled foetus out by hand

Hsieh did not want the foetus removed by surgery or medication, and said she wanted to see if her body could discharge it naturally.

She would return to the doctor in two weeks if that did not occur.

She then experienced spotting over the next two weeks, until one day when she started bleeding profusely and feeling excruciating pain.

It was then that Hsieh knew the foetus was coming out, but she bore with the pain as she did not want to hinder the filming process.

The celebrity was reportedly bleeding so profusely that she had to change her sanitary pad every half an hour.

When it was finally lunch time, Hsieh went to the toilet to pass the foetus out.

However, she had to pull it out by hand as it got stuck.

After taking a picture of the dead foetus and sending it to her husband, Hsieh finally flushed it away while crying.

After the foetus left her body, Hsieh said that her body recovered "immediately" -- her face was no longer pale and she stopped breaking out in cold sweat.

"The human body is rather amazing," she said.

Pregnancy is a "gift"

Hsieh likened her experience to having to give back a "gift" that she has received.

She said, "Being pregnant is like receiving a gift. It's just that for this time round, I've got to give the gift back."

"But it's alright, because I might receive another gift in the future."

She also said that while she felt sad over her miscarriage, she has to "move on" and try again for another baby.

"Because if you keep feeling sorry for your dead foetus, you'll be letting your future child down."

Not the mother's fault when it comes to miscarriages

In addition, her doctor told her that miscarriages are actually not uncommon among pregnant women, especially among women her age.

Hsieh also hoped that by sharing her experience, women who suffer from miscarriages would feel less burdened as it is not something to be ashamed about.

Top image adapted via Janet Hsieh's Facebook