DEAR AMY: “Looking for Grief Etiquette” wrote to you about her grief after experiencing a miscarriage.
As a retired obstetrician, I have had considerable experience with this. One point I discussed with patients early in pregnancy was the fact that pregnancy loss is much more common than most people realize.
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