The Loss Without a Name - Pregnancy and Infant Loss

October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month

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Miscarriage

I never received counseling or help of any kind when I endured a miscarriage between the birth of my son and daughter. One person had the audacity to make a ridiculous comment stating, "You should have waited and spaced them out more" as if this incident was self-inflicted. I know that many women experience miscarriage, post-partum depression, and infant death without the support of a social worker and or therapist. I didn't even have family support. I think society takes the process of birth for granted. Regardless of the circumstances, we all came through childbirth-otherwise we would not be here. Women deserve respect and need support at such a vulnerable time in their lives. Thank you for your article.

Tiffany Thompson, MSW more than 7 years ago

Thank you

Tiffany, thank you for your comment and for sharing your experience. Our hope is that, through articles like this one, we can raise awareness among social workers and others about the support that is needed when someone experiences this type of loss.

SocialWorker.com more than 7 years ago

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