It turns out pregnancy loss is a common part of, well, pregnancy. Somewhere between 20 and 25 per cent of pregnancies end this way, on average
I was aware this could happen. What I didn’t expect was the pain – a lot of pain. The heavy bleeding. The weakness, the fainting.
. It’s actually a really tough job to sew these bits of different DNA together in a coherent and functional way. Because of this, miscarriage, well, just happens.Somewhere between 20 and 25 per cent of pregnancies end in miscarriage. So why is no one talking about it?Most women, of course, have heard that early gestation is a somewhat insecure affair.
Taboos that surround women’s bodies, miscarriage shame included, can have severe consequences. Psychologically, physically and emotionally, women shoulder burdens they have little opportunities to unload, except in hushed tones with their closest allies and, in some cases, haphazardly compassionate medical personnel.
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