- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
Approximately one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage but for each woman the experience is unique. This sympathetic and helpful book explores the many different ways in which women physically experience miscarriage and emotionally react to it. Drawing on the experiences of over 350 women, it will help every woman who has miscarried make sense of her loss and find her own way of coping with the confusion that frequently follows.Many aspects of miscarriage are covered including difficult issues that are often avoided: * the nature of the loss: tissue, embryo, foetus or baby?
* guilt about an earlier abortion
* explaining miscarriage to other children
* the effect of miscarriage on a relationship
* returning to work after miscarriage
* coping with repeated miscarriages.The text also provides a set of guidelines to good practice for professionals, based on what women say they find helpful. Professionals who want to evaluate their own practice or develop the service they offer will find this an invaluable reference.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part one The miscarriage
- Jean’s story – part one
- 1 ‘Then I knew it was all over’: realising you are miscarrying
- 2 ‘Where’s all the blood coming from?’: the physical process
- 3 ‘What did I lose?’
- 4 ‘I gave birth’ late miscarriage
- 5 ‘It was a baby to me’
- Part two The medical response
- 6 Miscarriage on the NHS
- Part three After the miscarriage
- Jean’s story – part two
- 7 The physical aftermath
- 8 ‘It’s OK to grieve’: your emotional reaction
- 9 Sharing the miscarriage
- Part four When it’s more difficul
- 10 When it happens again & and again … and again: repeated miscarriage
- 11 Added misery
- Part five Family, friends and the wider world
- 12 Relationships with others
- 13 The world of work
- 14 ‘Mummy, where did that baby go?’: children’s understanding of and response to miscarriage
- Part six The way forward
- 15 ‘It’s never the same again’: the next pregnancy
- Jean’s story – part three
- Notes
- The guidelines for good practice
- Glossary of terms
- Further reading
- Useful addresses
- Index