Category Archives: Miscarriage in the Media

Anthropology & Miscarriage

Copied with permission from Talk Birth by Molly Remer I recently finished reading a book called Mothers of Thyme: Customs and Rituals of Infertility and Miscarriage and my attention was caught by the explanation of how miscarried babies were viewed by some non-Western cultures: Anthropologists’ writings reveal that non-Western cultures cultivated a more tender attitude toward miscarriage than...

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A Father’s Story: Mourning the baby we never had

This article was originally from Oprah.com, republished on CNNLiving.  This kind of thing is huge–miscarriage being talked about in venues of this magnitude. It started perfectly. A rocking romance, magical wedding, and a decadent honeymoon. My wife stomps out of the bathroom, half-smiling, half-accusatory, holding a plastic stick with a plus sign and yelling, “Ian,...

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Pregnancy Loss and Discounted Grief (from Psychology Today)

article copied from the Psychology Today blog by Connie Shapiro, PhD Published on June 16, 2010 The grief following a pregnancy loss is unique. Couples often feel uncomfortable sharing information about this loss and acquaintances, many of whom may not even have known of the pregnancy, are unfamiliar with how to respond. Why is this?...

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