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Pregnancy Loss Awareness events are popping up allover the country and are mostly attended by those directly affected whilst very few are there to support.  Maybe the lack of support has to do with the misconceptions about the grief associated with miscarriages like: Talking about miscarriages upsets people - This is not entirely true, It is the NOT talking about the miscarriage that upsets those who have miscarried.  Miscarriages are rare and not many people are affected. Definitely NOT true; one out of four pregnancies end in a loss.Miscarriages are not a real loss. This common misconception is not true: a family that losses a much anticipated pregnancy losses a much loved family member and grieves as such.  People take time out to attend funerals  even if they didn’t know the person real well. They do so to be supportive, but they do not take the time to attend Pregnancy Loss events to support a hurting and grieving family.   Since there are no funerals for miscarried babies these Events come close to serving the same purpose for grieved families.  Think about it– what excuse is good enough to miss a family members funeral?

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