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| Miscarriage: Women Sharing from the Heart | Paperbackby Marie Allen (Author), Shelly Marks (Author)
| List Price: | $18.95 | | Price: | $12.89 | | You Save: | $6.06 (32%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Wiley | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 272 Pages | | Publication Date: | January 01, 1993 | | Sales Rank: | 134,879th |
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FEATURES | - ISBN13: 9780471548348
- Condition: New
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
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 healingThe personal stories of 100 women talking about their miscarriage experiencesInterviews with fathers on how they have been affectedHelpful advice for partners, family members, and health care professionals |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 33 reviews)
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Reads Like A Text Book by J. Schafrath (Portland, OR USA)  2 Stars
May 30, 2010
This book felt clinical and cold. It explored the variety of reactions and full range of emotions couples experience during miscarriage. While there were quotes from parents interspersed throughout the book, there was more psycho-babble than first-hand stories. If you are trying to heal from pregnancy loss, skip this book and leave it for someone trying to secure a degree in counseling. I did not find it helpful in comforting my pain.
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Excellent book! Good for 1st trimester miscarriages. by E. Petrucelli  5 Stars
May 07, 2010
I was looking for a book that would help me process what has happened to me and my family emotionally. I didn't want a book on preventing miscarriage or the medical reasons WHY I had a miscarriage. I feel like I know that already. I needed a book that described what women went through and experienced. I needed someone to tell me that I am not alone and that many women feel the way I do. I also needed a book that would allow me to mourn my loss.
Having a miscarriage is horrible. It is devastating. This book describes all the emotions and feelings. I don't wish a miscarriage on anyone. We experienced a 1st trimester loss 3 weeks ago. This book has done amazing things to help me process, validate, and accept what has happened. Thank you for writing this book!
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Emotionally Desperate Like Me? Buy This Book. by Stephanie (San Jose, CA) 5 Stars
July 10, 2009
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.
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Only help I found... by Lynsey Rushing (Gulf Shores, AL) 5 Stars
October 04, 2008
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.
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Excellent first book (very extensive) sharings from 100 women by Ruth Wheadon (Auckland, New Zealand) 5 Stars
May 02, 2008
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.
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