Why a book about pregnancy after loss?
As you’ve no discovered by now, most pregnancy books choose to ignore the possibility that anything can go wrong before or after birth. While these books typically devote entire chapters to such relatively minor issues as equipping the nursery or shopping for maternity clothes, you might not find more than a paragraph or two dealing with miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death-something that can leave you feeling angry and betrayed if the unthinkable happens to you. We wrote this book because we wanted to arm pregnant women and their partners with the information and reassurance they need to weather the physical and emotional highs and lows of a subsequent pregnancy. If you’re looking for a book that will answer the 1001 pregnancy-related questions that run through your head at 2:00 a.m. (but rarely while the doctor’s office is open!) and that acknowledges the unique challenges of embarking on pregnancy after miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death, you’ve found it. We’ve set out to
