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Important Books About MiscarriageA Resource List for Women Who Have Suffered Pregnancy Loss
Together, these books cover the gamut of miscarriage information. They represent differing opinions for an unbiased look at the facts.
Avoiding Miscarriage by Susan Rousselot (Sea Change Press, 2007) Avoiding Miscarriage is written by a woman who has suffered six miscarriages and has also suffered the difficulties in finding help and information about the topic. The book is a well-organized, factual presentation, including current information about
Rousselot is very thorough in her presentation, which includes new and controversial treatments. The book has an easy-to-read approach and is helpful in educating any woman who has suffered from miscarriage. The reader may also find comfort in the personal stories included in each chapter. Miscarriage: Why it Happens and How Best to Reduce Your Risk by Henry M. Lerner, M.D., OB/GYN (Perseus Publishing, 2003) Written from the perspective of an obstetrician and gynecologist, Miscarriage is an informative account of the facts of miscarriage. Lerner leans toward the skeptical side about most treatments, especially newer treatments that lack solid scientific research. For example, he questions the use of progesterone in pregnancy prevention and even questions the use of cerclage in some cases. However, his calm, fatherly tone is comforting, as is his over-all emphasis and reassurance that miscarriage is very rarely the fault of any avoidable circumstance . . . a point that many grieving mothers, who are self-accusing, would benefit from hearing. In his book, Lerner provides explanations on
The book also includes a very sensitive approach to the grief of miscarriage, written by a woman who has suffered miscarriage, Alice Domar, PH. D. Coming to Term by John Cohen (Houghton Mifflin Co., 2005) Coming to Term is a journalistic review of current scientific knowledge about miscarriage. Cohen tells the story of the losses he and his wife suffered, as he details the controversial subject of testing and treatment for miscarriage. He gives the account of his interviews with several noted fertility specialists and shares stories of their patients, as well. Similar to Lerner, Cohen seems to tend toward the side of skepticism about many of the current treatments for miscarriage. Throughout the book, he emphasizes the fact that even women who have miscarried previously “will carry to term 70% of the time,” with or without treatment. Coming to Term is written in a story form, rather than a facts-based reference form. However, there is an index at the back of the book to aid the reader in finding specific topics. Good Mourning by Judy Gordon Morrow (Word Pub., 1989) It is important that a woman suffering miscarriage does not neglect the intensity of grief caused by miscarriage. Our society tends to overlook the impact that miscarriage can have on a family. Though Good Mourning is an older book, it is worth mentioning in a list of important miscarriage books. Medical procedures, technology and information have changed, but the impact of grief remains. Judy Morrow, with the help of Nancy Gordon DeHamer, clearly represent the actions, reactions and emotions that bombard a woman grieving pregnancy loss. Judy relays her story and stories from other women who have suffered miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death in a very personal account.
The copyright of the article Important Books About Miscarriage in Fertility Research is owned by Kristen O'Hara. Permission to republish Important Books About Miscarriage in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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