The
book is called "We Lost Our Baby: One Couple's Story
of Miscarriage and Its Aftermath" and is the true story
of a young couple who, after the initial excitement of discovering
a new pregnancy, faced the heartache of losing their baby.
On top of the trauma of a miscarriage, they also had to
deal with insensitive and sometimes rude doctors and nurses,
outdated hospital policies and a shocking lack of empathy
and understanding during the worst times of this tragedy.
Angry and confused, they went looking for answers. They
found none. There were no books to help them with the emotional
upheaval they were going through. There were no explanations
from the hospital as to why they had lost their baby and
the counselling on offer was largely ineffective. What followed
was an awkward few months where they could not grieve together
and their relationship was severely strained.
It was not just their relationship with each other that
was affected. Family and friends who did not know how to
deal with the situation also became isolated from them.
After months of strained contact, they nearly lost some
close friends because of this tragedy. Realising that communication
was the key to getting through this sorrowful time, they
finally started talking and found a way to get their relationship
back on track. They also found that if they spoke honestly
and openly to family and friends, they could get those relationships
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Knowing that other couples who have lost a baby would
be going through similar difficulties, they decided to
write down their experience in an effort to help them.
Their beautifully written poignant story, dealing with
an issue that is too rarely acknowledged and discussed
openly, is one of complete and heart-rending honesty.
The book will be available to buy in Fax & Fiction
from Thursday 26th April. It is also available to order
online now from www.theliffeypress.com
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