Fran Heller’s cover story “Coping with pregnancy loss” (CJN, Sept. 26) was wonderfully informative and heartfelt.
It’s great that Heller included resources for people in search of a support group or professional support.
Over 20 years ago, I had five consecutive first-trimester miscarriages. Support during these tragic losses is so important from family and friends. Fortunately, I never gave up hope and was blessed with a beautiful son and daughter, just 17 months apart.
One area that was not mentioned in the pregnancy-loss article is support from an employer. These days there are more laws related to pregnancy-related illness. I experienced the horror of having physician employers who expected me to have a miscarriage and a D&C one day and return to work the following day. I ended up leaving a job that I loved because there was absolutely no compassion for the devastating losses I was experiencing.
And, guess what? I was employed as an ultrasound technologist scanning pregnant women every day!
Source: http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2007/11/08/community/letters_opinion/friedman1109.txt
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