Impact of Miscarriage

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This paper examines the way that miscarriages impact the expectant parents, both as a couple and as individuals. The writer discusses how a miscarriage leaves a woman feeling powerless, vulnerable and fragile. It also looks at coping mechanisms which help couples get through this difficult experience.

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"Miscarriage or unintended pregnancy loss, referred to as spontaneous abortion, usually occurs within the first twenty weeks of gestation (Kader pp). Although the miscarriage rate is roughly one in five pregnancies up to twenty weeks gestation, the majority of early pregnancy losses occur with the first twelve weeks of pregnancy (Kader pp). Miscarriage after the first trimester does occur, however it is less common (Kader pp). Kader points out that it is difficult to have an accurate reporting of early pregnancy loss because a miscarriage can occur as early as the first six to eight weeks of pregnancy, before the mother even realizes that she is pregnant (Kader pp)."

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