Resources for Miscarriage

Miscarriage is one of the most common reproductive experiences we have, with as many as 1 in 2 - 1 in 4 pregnancies ending in miscarriage. Despite its commonality, it is not the most widely spoken about in social circles and support people may find themselves in need of additional resources to help them understand the nuances of the miscarriage experience.

My Blog Posts

• Miscarriage Management with Medications

• My 5 Miscarriages and What They Felt Like

• Sex After Miscarriage

• What to Expect During & After a Miscarriage/Abortion

Books

• What God is Honored Here? Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss by and For Native Women and Women of Color edited by Shannon Gibney & Kao Kalia Yang

• Mourning Sickness: Stories and Poems about Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss by Missy Martin (Editor)

• There Was Supposed To Be a Baby by Catherine Keating

• Holistic Healing After Miscarriage by Samantha Zipporah

• Empty Arms: Coping with Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death by Sherokee Isle

• Unspeakable Losses: Healing from Miscarriage, Abortion, and Other Pregnancy Losses  by Kim Krueger-Bell

• A Silent Sorrow: Pregnancy Loss: Guidance and Support For You and Your Family by Ingrid Kohn & Perry-Lynn Muffin

• Ended Beginnings: Healing Childbearing Losses by Claudia Panuthos & Catharine Romeo

• Knocked Up, Knocked Down: Postcards of Miscarriage and Other Misadventures by Monica Murphy Lemoine

Articles

• Unpregnant: The Silent, Secret Grief of Miscarriage by Alexandra Kimbell

• Physiological Miscarriage At Home by Jessica Austin

• Nourish Your Miscarriage (And Abortion!) by Jessica Austin

• How to Help a Friend Deal with a Miscarriage by Anna North

• The Myths Surrounding Black Women and Miscarriage by Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley

• Grieving their “Little Angels”: Latina Women in Oakland Process the Loss of their Children, Together by Luisa Conlon

• The Cost of a Miscarriage by Jessica Grose

• People Have Misconceptions about Miscarriage, and That Can Hurt by Katherine Hobson

• “Mothering Yourself Through A Miscarriage” SQUAT Birth Journal article (pg 18-19)

• Women’s Well-Being Improves After Missed Miscarriage with More Active Support and Application of Swanson’s Caring Theory

Stories

• There Will Be Blood: What Nobody Told Me About Miscarriage by Dayna Winter

• Miscarriage, For Want of a Better Word by Melanie Constantinou

• Confronting the ‘Failure’ of Miscarriage as a Trans Man by Freddy McConnell

• A Transgender Patient in the ER: 12 Hours by Trevor MacDonald

• Does My Early Miscarriage Count, Too? by Wendy Wisner

• My First Missed Miscarriage by My MMC Story

• The Birth/Death of Sable Sage by Maryn Green

• I Was Pregnant, And Then I Wasn’t by Laura Turner

• What I Gained From Having a Miscarriage by Angela Garbes

• Miscarriage: What No One Talks About by Olga Barrows

• Miscarriage Stories: 10 Women Share their Miscarriage Stories

• I’m Glad I Shared My Pregnancy New ‘Early’ — Even Though I Miscarried by Leila Milgrim

• I Thought I Knew Everything About Miscarriages Until I Had One Myself by Amanda Allen

Organizations

• Miscarriage Association UK Based Organization with Handouts, Flyers, Information

• Facts about Miscarriage Easy-To-Use Space with Answers to Common Questions

• There Was Supposed To Be A Baby Support for Miscarriages 

• Sisters in Loss Support for Pregnancy Loss for Women of Colour

• MISS Foundation Online Support Groups

• Glow in the Woods Support for Miscarriages

• IpasU Online Education in Abortion Provision

• Papaya Workshop Online Teaching Manual Vacuum Aspiration Online

• Managing Early Pregnancy Loss Videos and Information Sheets for Health Professional and Their Clients