Teigen experienced a devastating pregnancy loss on this week. This latter suggestion is a time-honoured reaction to a pregnancy loss, but it’s worth asking – is it the right one? Ask most people who have experienced pregnancy loss, and they are likely to recall a complex, deep grief, shouldered alone and in silence. It’s precisely why pregnancy loss is still considered a taboo, and a particularly lonely, isolating experience for expectant couples. Because making others confront the awfulness of pregnancy loss is... what, impolite?

Source: The Irish Times October 01, 2020 11:00 UTC