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Studies Acknowledge How Traumatic Miscarriage Is – So Why Doesn’t Society?

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Dean Jones
Apr 30, 2019
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Studies Acknowledge How Traumatic Miscarriage Is — So Why Doesn’t Society?
  • The traumatic aftermath of a miscarriage, even an early one, is an empirically proven, statistically significant trend.

  • Miscarriage and grief are both an event and subsequent process of grieving that develops in response to a miscarriage.

  • This event is often considered to be identical to the loss of a child and has been described as traumatic.[

  • Losing a pregnancy can affect a woman – and her family – for years, research finds.

  • Emotional responses may be bitterness, anxiety, anger, surprise, fear, and disgust and blaming others; these responses may persist for months.

  • By far the most common PTSD symptoms that result from miscarriage are depression and anxiety.

  • Mental Illness after miscarriage is common, but women aren’t getting the support they need.

  • A study from the Irish Journal of Psychology found that 44 percent of women who had miscarried during their first trimester showed “clinical levels of psychological distress,” even months later. That includes depression, panic attacks, flashback…

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