Product Description

Compassion and support from 100 women "Women who miscarry must not and need not be left in emotional isolation. I am pleased that this timely and sensitive reflection on miscarriage is now available to grieving women and to those who are involved in their lives." --from the Foreword by Richard F. Jones III, MD, FACOG President, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Based on the authors' own experiences as well as the shared experiences of women from across the country, Miscarriage: Women Sharing From the Heart is more than a helpful resource. This candid and poignant book helps you understand and work through your deepest feelings and concerns and, most importantly, reassures you that you aren't alone. The authors offer:
* Support, empathy, and a clear path towards healing
* The personal stories of 100 women talking about their miscarriage experiences
* Interviews with fathers on how they have been affected
* Helpful advice for partners, family members, and health care professionals

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #101741 in Books
• Published on: 1993-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

From Library Journal
In contrast to the comprehensive psychological, medical, and social services approach presented to parents by Ingrid Kahn and Perry-Lynn Maffit's A Silent Sorrow: Pregnancy Loss ( LJ 1/93), this handbook by two bereaved mothers focuses on helping mothers to acknowledge and grieve the death of their unborn child. The authors share their intimate feelings and those of the 100 diverse women whom they interviewed about maternal love, loneliness, confusion, responses of their partners and doctors, and obstacles to grieving. Painfully moving anecdotes in the respondents' own words, combined with informed commentary, make this text a detailed and insightful guide to understanding just what a bereaved mother feels. Recommended.
- Kathryn Hammell Carpenter, Univ. of Illinois, Chicago
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Publisher
The authors provide a wealth of supportive empowering information based on extensive research and their own personal experiences with miscarriage. Over 17 million women in America have had miscarriages; this important work will help them to deal with the grief, guilt and denial associated with the loss of their babies. Features the voices of 100 women who have experienced miscarriage and offers excellent insight into the social and psychological ramifications of this tragic end to pregnancy.

From the Back Cover
Compassion and support from 100 women "Women who miscarry must not and need not be left in emotional isolation. I am pleased that this timely and sensitive reflection on miscarriage is now available to grieving women and to those who are involved in their lives." —from the Foreword by Richard F. Jones III, MD, FACOG President, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Based on the authors’ own experiences as well as the shared experiences of women from across the country, Miscarriage: Women Sharing From the Heart is more than a helpful resource. This candid and poignant book helps you understand and work through your deepest feelings and concerns and, most importantly, reassures you that you aren’t alone. The authors offer:

• Support, empathy, and a clear path towards healing
• The personal stories of 100 women talking about their miscarriage experiences
• Interviews with fathers on how they have been affected
• Helpful advice for partners, family members, and health care professionals

Customer Reviews

Only help I found...
I miscarried a few months back, and have gone through so many emotional ups and downs. I read several books on the subject, but never could find any that touched even close to my situation. The $20 I spent on this book was by far the best I've ever spent. It helped where none of the other books could. It touched so close to the way it happened to me, that I felt understood. This is a great healing starter.

Excellent first book (very extensive) sharings from 100 women
This was the first miscarriage book I read from the local library. It was extremely good. It contains sharings from 100 women in totally different situations. A good introduction to the many different experiences of miscarriage both now and years ago.

It covers everything you really need to know and an extensive index. The statistical findings at the back are brilliant.

Easy to identify with because you will find a story that fits your situation.

Sharings from fathers as well, which are hard to get.

Best book to give to a friend.

very helpful
I found this book to be very helpful. It made me feel better to know that the emotions I was/am feeling are normal. It was also reassuring, in a way, to know that other women have gone through this - it made me feel less alone. I 100 percent recommend this book for any woman or man who has felt the heartbreak of a miscarriage. And for the people who are reading this review - I am truly sorry for your loss.