Miscarriage - Women's Experiences and Needs by Christine Moulder

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First published 1990; Revised and updated 1995; Revised 2001; 242 pages; 21.5 x 14 cms

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Table of Contents; About the Author; Book Reviews;

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Introduction (p.1)

Part 1 - The miscarriage
Jean's story - part one (p.7)
Chapter 1 'Then I knew it was all over': realising you are miscarrying (p.13)
Chapter 2 'Where's all the blood coming from?': the physical process (p.27)
Chapter 3 'What did I lose?' (p.40)
Chapter 4 'I gave birth': late miscarriage (p.47)
Chapter 5 'It was a baby to me' (p.58)

Part two - The medical response
Chapter 6 'Miscarriage and the NHS (p.73)

Part three - After the miscarriage
Jean's story - part two(p.91)
Chapter 7 The physical aftermath (p.95)
Chapter 8 'It's OK to grieve': your emotional reaction (p.101)
Chapter 9 Sharing the miscarriage (p.116)

Part four - When it's more difficult
Chapter 10 When it happens again ... and again ... and again: repeated miscarriage (p.133)
Chapter 11 Added misery (p.143)

Part five - Family, friends and the wider world
Chapter 12 Relationships with others (p.155)
Chapter 13 The world of work (p.167)
Chapter 14 'Mummy, where did the baby go?':children's understanding of and response to miscarriage (p.176)

Part 6 - The way forward
Chapter 15 'It's never the same again': the next pregnancy (p.195)
Jean's story - part three (p.211)

Notes (p.213)
The guidelines for good practice (p.215)
Glossary of terms (p.225)
Further reading (p.228)
Useful addresses (p.232)
Index (p.239)

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About the Author:

Christine Moulder is a Research Fellow at the University of Sussex in England and a qualifed social worker with experience of working in the NHS (National Health Service). She is an advisor to the Miscarriage Association and to the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS).

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Book Reviews:

From the book cover: 'Every miscarriage is unique. Understanding what happened and working out what you feel are part of the process of moving on. Approximately one in four prregnancies ends in miscarriage yet for each women it is a deeply personal experience. This sympathetic and suportive book explores the many different ways in which women physically experience miscarriage and emotionally react to it. Drawing on accounts of over 350 women of how it was for them, it will help every woman who has miscarried make sence of her loss and find her own way of coping with the confusion that frequently follows.'

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