IntroductionFor centuries there has been a medical epidemic plaguing expectant mothers around the world. Considered for so long simply a women's issue, men remained indifferent and distant, even if they knew it, so often they were never told. Almost everyone has heard of it, but until recent years the medical and psychological communities did not recognize the lasting implications of this event. Now that couples are breaking historical norms and becoming more egalitarian, this issue isn't just affecting women, but their partners as well. Miscarriage, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “a [medical] condition in which a pregnancy also ends. early and does not result in the birth of a live child." This condition is also called miscarriage in some communities, especially in healthcare settings, which defines the event as “the spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable and especially between the 12th and 28th week of gestation” (Online Dictionary of the Medical Dictionary, n.d. ). It is important to note the time frame provided in the medical dictionary. Miscarriage after 28 weeks is often called stillbirth. At the beginning of the interval, 12 weeks, many women have just become aware of their pregnancy around six to eight weeks. For years this led many professionals to believe that the woman would remain not only physically intact, but also mentally and emotionally because they would never be able to form an attachment with the developing child. These ideas lead to another problem in considering the lasting effects of mismanagement. Due to the fact that women may not be aware of their pregnancy or were not expected to have long-lasting effects, their male sex...... half of article ......246. Sugiura-Ogasawara, M., Suzuki , S., Ozaki, Y., Katano, K., Suzumori, N., & Kitaori, T. (2013). Frequency of recurrent miscarriage and its influence on further marital relationships and diseases: the Okazaki cohort study in Japan. Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology Research, 39 (1), 126-131. Talaviya, P., & Suvagiya, V. (2011). A review of recurrent miscarriage. Journal Of Death & Dying, 4 (11), 4243-4248. Ungureanu, I., & Sandberg, J. (2010). “Broken together”: Spirituality and religion as coping strategies for couples coping with the death of a child: A review of the literature with clinical implications. Contemporary family therapy: an international journal, 32 (3), 302-319. Van, P. (2012). Conversations, coping, and connection: A qualitative study of women who have experienced unintended pregnancy loss. Omega: Diary of Death and Dying , 65 (1), 71-85.
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