| Details | | Publication Date: | 1997-04-01 | | Editor: | Karen Fitton, Rachel Faldet |
| Size | | Height: | 9.3 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 12.8 oz |
Publisher's Note Anyone who has been touched by miscarriage will want to read and share this book.
Approximately twenty percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. Unlike other books that offer only technical information on miscarriage, this moving collection of stories, essays, and poems provides the sort of emotional support and personal identification that so many people desperately crave. Fifty contributors, including four men, share vivid, real-life accounts of how miscarriage has affected their lives.
Industry Reviews About 20 percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. Bereaved parents and their families are left wondering what went wrong and desperately seeking emotional support. This collection of poignant real-life stories gives reassurance and hope to those who have suffered the loss of an unborn child. Through personal essays, poetry, and journal entries from 50 contributors, including four men and both editors, experiences are shared in the hope that the reader will gain valuable insight about how mothers and fathers feel when a miscarriage has taken place. Lists of resources and further reading are included. Although targeted to a limited audience, this book is a worthwhile purchase for self-help psychology collections in large public libraries. Those interested in an approach that includes medical information should try A Woman Doctor's Guide to Miscarriage (LJ 9/15/96). Elizabeth Goeters, DeKalb Coll. Learning Resources Ctr., Dunwoody, Ga. Stefanatos
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