A Silent Sorrow: Pregnancy Loss - Guidance and Support for You and Your Family

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Summary: This book was very helpful for me after my miscarriage.
Review: This book was extremely well written and compassionate. The authors included information for all kinds of pregnancy loss and validated everything that I have been going through in the past months. I was very impressed with how well they integrated personal stories with medical information and comforting thoughts. I read the entire book in one night, cried, and felt much better in the morning. It taught me that I am not crazy for feeling the way I do and that I'm not alone.

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Summary: A Mixed Review
Review: This book was sent to me by a friend after the stillbirth of my first child. It had been recommended to her by someone who had suffered multiple pregnancy losses. I'm giving it a mixed review because although there was much that was helpful in the book, I also felt there were ways it could be improved. The best parts of the book were the chapters you could share with your spouse and parents, the chapter on dealing with family & friends (especially the practical suggestions of what to say when someone says something thoughtless to you), and the list of rituals which was an appendix in the back. One of the things I had a hard time with was that the authors try to cover so much information relating to miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death. At times I thought they focused too much on the differences between the grief process for each of these types of loss, rather than the common ground. Although there are quotes from bereaved parents throughout the book, I felt somehow that the book lacked a personal touch, it seemed very clinical, professional to me. If in your grief you want to read the first person accounts of others this isn't the book for you.

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Summary: A cathartic experience
Review: This is the ultimate guidebook for those who have lost a preganacy or newborn. It offers many suggestions for rituals and support groups as well as pertinent medical information. I would suggest it to anyone in need.