Research Catalog

Title

Miscarriage, women sharing from the heart / Marie Allen, Shelly Marks.

Author

Allen, Marie, 1954-

Publication

New York : J. Wiley, c1993.

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Additional Authors

Marks, Shelly.

Description

xii, 258 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

A study of the emotional impact that miscarriage and bereavement have on women.

Subject

• Abortion, Spontaneous
• Bereavement
• Bereavement > Psychological aspects > Case studies
• Bereavement > Psychological aspects
• Miscarriage > Case studies
• Miscarriage > Psychological aspects

Genre/Form

• Case studies.
• Personal Narrative
• Personal Narratives Publication Type.
• psychology.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-246) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

pt. 1. Miscarriage. 1. A Beginning. 2. The Mother Who Has Miscarried. 3. Shelly's Story -- pt. 2. Maternal Love and Attachment. 4. Our Pregnancies, Our Babies. 5. Julianna's Story -- pt. 3. Echoes of Mourning. 6. A Death. 7. Grieving. 8. Jessi's Story. 9. The Hardest Part. 10. Insights and Reflections. 11. Leah's Story -- pt. 4. Relationships. 12. Our Partners. 13. Our Partners' Grief. 14. Our Living Children. 15. Our Families and Friends. 16. Professionals -- pt. 5. Facets of Grief. 17. Understanding Grief. 18. Respecting and Honoring Our Grief. 19. Emotional and Physical Dimensions. 20. Eve's Story. 21. Understanding Our Emotions -- pt. 6. Beliefs That Get In The Way. 22. Childhood Lessons. 23. Societal Myths. 24. Hannah's Story -- pt. 7. The Journey. 25. Passage Through Grief. 26. Elizabeth's Story -- pt. 8. Unfolding. 27. A Common Grief. 28. Marie's Story. 29. Opening to Life. 30. Gifts -- Parting Note to the Mother -- In Appreciation -- Appendix A: Taking Care -- Appendix B: Additional Reading -- Appendix C: Statistical Findings.

ISBN

0471548340 (acid-free paper) :

LCCN

^^^92022852^

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library