Miscarriage and Post Traumatic Stress

Pregnancies that end before 12 weeks gestation are wrapped in layers of loneliness. The women I see in my practice are grieving the loss of their unborn baby and the hopes and dreams bestowed upon the child of their future. But, being before the societally normative time of sharing the news, the loss of this pregnancy is shrouded in alone-ness. ‘No one knew I was pregnant, so I didn’t tell anyone when the pregnancy ended.’