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A Silent Sorrow
Pregnancy Loss-- Guidance and Support for You and Your Family
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- English
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eBook - ePub
A Silent Sorrow
Pregnancy Loss-- Guidance and Support for You and Your Family
About this book
A Silent Sorrow has long been considered the "bible" for families seeking emotional and practical support after a pregnancy loss. Well organized, easily accessible, and filled with practical suggestions for each topic it covers, A Silent Sorrowis a positive first step for bereaved parents and their families, providing support and guidance to help resolve thegrief and enable them to look to the future with hope.
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Index
AASK (Aid to Adoption of Special Kids), 255
abandonment of baby, 13, 86, 89
of career, 181, 183, 186
by God, 125
of hope for biological child, 192
by partner, 35
abdominal pain (cramping)
in amniocentesis, 224
in cervical incompetence, 74
in ectopic pregnancy, 57
in miscarriage, 50–51
abortion (see also ending an impaired pregnancy)
defined, 54–55
and prenatal diagnosis, 93–95, 98–100, 102–4
rituals concerning, 140–42, 238–39
spontaneous (see miscarriage)
abruption, placental (see placenta, premature separation of)
acceptance, 23, 49, 76, 79, 80, 82, 116, 135, 159, 165, 169, 183, 226
of ending an impaired pregnancy, 102–4, 142
of feeling of relief, 8, 13, 27, 34, 53, 65, 73, 90, 92, 182, 194, 210
of medical decisions, 115, 197
accidents, 45, 54, 85, 117, 213, 243
acute grief, 6, 8–11
adhesions, uterine (see Asherman’s syndrome)
adolescents, 100, 161, 165, 167
adoption, 14, 60, 96, 183, 191–94
adoption resources, 255–56
Adoptive Families of America, 255
age (see maternal age; paternal age)
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome), 220–21
air travel, 243
alcohol, 5, 20, 165, 241
Alliance for Children and Families, 250
Alliance of Genetic Support Groups, 251
alpha-fetoprotein analysis, 218, 222
ambivalence during pregnancy, 9–10, 126, 165
AMEND (Aiding a Mother Experiencing Neonatal Death), 244
American Academy of Pediatrics, 112, 124
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 250
Americ...
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Section 1 The Grief of Pregnancy Loss
- 1 When an Unborn or Newborn Baby Dies
- 2 The Mother's Experience
- 3 The Father's Experience
- 4 Pregnancy Loss and your Relationship Grieving Together and Apart
- Section 2 Pregnancy Loss Examined
- 5 Early Losses
- 6 Crisis Pregnancies and Loss
- 7 Stillbirth and Newborn Death
- 8 Prenatal Diagnosis and the Burden of Choice
- Section 3 The Response of Others
- 9 Medical Care when You Lose Your Pregnancy
- 10 Finding Solace in Your Religion
- 11 The Response of Your Family and Friends
- 12 Helping Your Children at Home
- 13 For Bereaved Grandparents
- Section 4 Special Circumstances
- 14 The Impact of Pregnancy Loss on Your Career
- 15 Pregnancy Loss and Infertility A Twofold Sorrow
- 16 Becoming Pregnant Again
- Appendix A Managing Problem Pregnancies
- Appendix B Rituals
- Appendix C Pregnancy Loss and the Environment
- Appendix D Resources
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index