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  • Chapter 21 - Pregnancy Loss Counseling

  • from V - Special Topics in Fertility Counseling
  • Edited by Sharon N. Covington
  • Book:
    Fertility Counseling: Clinical Guide
    Published online:
    24 November 2022
    Print publication:
    08 December 2022, pp 212-224

  • Summary

    Trauma occurs when the ability to envisage our future and feel safe in the world is no longer possible. While trauma is often a one-time horrific occurrence, it can also be chronic in nature.Indeed, reproductive trauma can encompass both types of anguish: the frightening and painful loss of a miscarriage, with massive bleeding and the potential need for surgery, or the seemingly endless cycle of hope and despair during fertility treatments. Sadly, for our patients, it is not uncommon to experience both infertility and pregnancy loss, and like a soldier on the battlefield, it can be protracted, leaving deep psychological wounds. This chapter not only explores the trauma that occurs in reproductive patients, but also how we, as fertility counselors, cope with being on the battlefield with them.