Weathering the storm of pregnancy trauma

Pregnancy is one of the most emotionally vulnerable journeys a woman can take.

Most of us begin it wearing rose-colored glasses, believing everything will go according to plan.

And when it doesn’t, the foundation of our world is shaken.

Many women struggle to become pregnant, even after previously having a child.

And once pregnant, an estimated one in four pregnancies ends in loss.

Yet most of us never imagine it will happen to us.

These losses often arrive suddenly, shaking our sense of safety and identity in ways few people fully understand.

Research shows that women grieving the loss of a child remain at elevated risk for depression for years after the event. Bereaved mothers are twice as likely to commit suicide and 32% more likely to face early mortality.

And when a woman experiences multiple losses, the weight of grief can become unbearable.

As a woman who has lost two children, I know this pain intimately.

That’s why Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week matters.

Women are often expected to continue nurturing everyone around them, even while carrying unimaginable grief themselves.

But loss changes us.

And healing requires support, compassion, and community.

On Wednesday at 1 PM ET, I’ll be speaking with Dr. Ivy Love Margulies, a specialist in maternal trauma, infertility, and loss, about the mental health impact of reproductive grief and why women should never have to weather the storm alone.

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