Pregnancy is such an ecstatic and overwhelming experience. The rollercoaster ride starts upon seeing two double red lines on the pregnancy kit, morning sickness, food cravings, down to ultrasound results, and eventually, knowing the baby's gender.
Amid the fuss and frenzy of expecting, what happens if the bad news of an unforeseen miscarriage is broadcasted? Is there such a thing as a standard operating procedure that expectant parents need to follow to overcome the catastrophe?
After two natural miscarriages, Samantha Evans Moore, Pediatric Occupational Therapist, shares the desolation of pregnancy loss. After the unproductive ultrasound, then follow the mini labor pains with the contractions and cramps. Friends and relatives may reach out to console the sorrowful parents, but there is only so much they can comment.
Not knowing the explicit reason why the miscarriage took place in the first place, adds up to the agony. For this particular reason, Toronto Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament Mike Colle, researched on what has been done on these cases. The Toronto's Eglinton-Lawrence riding representative learned that there has been no funding or law passed for these types of circumstances.
The Toronto Representative's daughter, Bianca Colle, underwent three miscarriages a year after another. She and her father sat down with the Pregnancy and Infant Loss (PAIL) network and learned that there is a need to raise the matter to the government. They collaborated with the non-profit organization, doctors and researchers at the Sunnybrook and Mount Sinai Hospitals in Toronto.
Both hospitals hold special programs, now that the funding of Bill 141 is in the works, The Star reports. Bill 141 refers to the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness, Research and Care Act.
It is gratifying to know that something is being done about the casualty. As professional counselor Matthew Whalen stated in the Inside Sources, there is a dire need for communication during this melancholic phase. Although outsiders may not know how to respond to the parents' grief, it is comforting that no animosity and judgment are passed.
