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Miscarriage: Women Sharing from the Heart |  | Authors: Marie Allen, Shelly Marks
Publisher: Wiley
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 337837
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0471548340
Dewey Decimal Number: 155.937
EAN: 9780471548348
ASIN: 0471548340
Publication Date: January 1993
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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
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Emotionally Desperate Like Me? Buy This Book. July 10, 2009
Stephanie (San Jose, CA)
I experienced a miscarriage 4 months ago and have been dealing with my grief process ever since. I finally broke down and bought this book, and it was such a relief. It is literally the best book for me I could have imagined, other than the wonderful devotional my mom gave me. In the book, the two authors (who've both had miscarriages) interviewed some 100 women for over an hour each, asking them tons of questions about their emotions. Some women miscarried a few weeks earlier and some years prior.
The book passes no judgements on the emotions of the women. It is like a report, but a very readable one. The authors narrate very little other than to give general statements about grief and to summarize what many women said. Instead they have countless quotes in the book, both inline quotes and block quotes, directly from the women. They even have personal stories or essays the women wrote themselves that are dispersed throughout the book.
Reading the book, it's like I'm in the room with these women. Like a support group meeting where I don't have the pressure to speak. I can just hear the women and use that to validate what I am feeling. Some things I've read and it's like they used words to describe feelings I already have but didn't know how to qualify myself. They literally read my mind in 99% of the book (minus the part about wanting to kill pregnant women or destroy their happiness... didn't feel that at all, just jealousy).
Also, it's so nice to read a book on miscarriage that's NOT just about grieving in general, that doesn't just describe the medical aspects of a miscarriage and very little else, and that doesn't try to include miscarriage in the same sentence as stillbirth or infant death (because while the grief there is extremely similar, there is a something less tangible and therefore a little more confusing -- or just different -- about miscarriage grief).
The statistics were helpful, too. Even though we all grieve differently, and the book is clear about that, it gives me relief to hear the similarities. If two-thirds of women felt ____, then I don't feel so crazy for feeling that way too, you know? I'm always second-guessing whether or not I should just be "over it," and hearing the women in this book reminds me that we can't really control that.
I'd recommend this book to ANYONE dealing with the silent emotional fallout of a miscarriage. To the authors: "Thank you" in no way accurately describes the depth of gratitude I feel for your effort in creating this book for us.
Only help I found... October 4, 2008
Lynsey Rushing (Gulf Shores, AL)
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 May 2, 2008
Ruth Wheadon (Auckland, New Zealand)
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 March 27, 2008
K. Cunha
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.
A must have for women who have suffered a loss! April 23, 2007
Alyssa Tuininga (New Hampshire)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was an amazing book. I recently suffered a miscarriage and really needed to hear stories of women who had gone through what I had and survived. This is a fantastic book filled with good emotional information about grief and loss but really the best part of this book is all the personal stories from families who have experienced a miscarriage. I also really appreciated that there wasn't a lot of religious discussion in this book. Really a fantastically written book.
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