Prenatal mourning

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Over time, many women have felt they have recovered only because, given the high incidence of spontaneous abortion, this event is perceived as something that “can happen to everyone”. Thus, stripped of its drama, it tends to be trivialized. Many women report that after the abortion they felt reprimanded for their feelings of sadness and despair. Their stories are imbued with a profound sense of loneliness which in most cases did not have the right support…