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"The world of dead babies is a silent and shuttered place. You do not know it exists until you find yourself there. When Alice Jolly's second child is stillborn and all subsequent attempts to have another baby fail, she starts to consider every possible option, no matter how unorthodox. Dead Babies and Seaside Towns is a savagely personal account of the search for an alternative way to create a family. As she battles through miscarriage, IVF and failed adoption attempts, Alice's only solace from the pain is the faded charm of Britain's crumbling seaside towns. Finally, this search leads her and her husband to a small town in Minnesota, and two remarkable women who offer to make the impossible possible. In this beautiful book, shot through with humour and full of hope, Alice Jolly describes with a novelist's skill events that woman live through every day (or are compelled) to keep them hidden. Her decision not to hide but to share them, without a trace of sentiment or self-pity, turns Dead Babies and Seaside Towns into a universal story: one that begins in tragedy but ends in joy"--Provided by publisher.

423 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

Dead babies and seaside towns / Alice Jolly.

Medical Heritage Library

The female's medical guide and married woman's adviser : containing a description of the causes, symptoms and cure of diseases peculiar to females, whether married or single, from early childhood to old age, such as retention, suppression and cessation of the menses - difficult and irregular menstruation - pregnancy, its indications and attendant diseases - miscarriage or abortion - midwifery, the turn of life -causes and cure of barrennness, and female complaints generally. The whole adapted to the private use of families / by H. B. Skinner.

Miscarriage / Ann Oakley, Ann McPherson and Helen Roberts.

"One in five pregnancies failed - yet miscarriage remains a footnote in most pregnancy books, its emotional and physical impact minimised. Beginning with personal accounts, Hidden Loss goes on to offer a feminist analysis of the experience of miscarriage in our society. Why is the reality of prebirth loss hidden under euphemism and evasion? The book contains essential information about the known causes of prebirth loss, as well as about GP and hospital practice."-- Back cover.

Women's Press handbook series

Hidden loss : miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy / edited by Valerie Hey, Catherine Itzin, Lesley Saunders and Mary Anne Speakman.

"Miscarriage is a significant women's health issue. Research has consistently shown that one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage. This collected volume explores miscarriage in diverse historical and cultural settings with contributions from anthropologists, historians and medical professionals. Contributors use rich ethnographic and historical material to discuss how pregnancy loss is managed and negotiated in a range of societies. The book considers meanings attached to miscarriage and how religious, cultural, medical and legal forces impact the way miscarriage is experienced and perceived"--

Fertility, reproduction, and sexuality

Fertility, reproduction and sexuality

Navigating miscarriage : social, medical, and conceptual perspectives / edited by Susie Kilshaw and Katie Borg.

Zoë Clark-Coates and her husband Andy have personally faced the loss of five babies. Out of their experiences came the charity, The Mariposa Trust, which offers support to thousands of grieving parents and relatives around the world each week. In this book Zoë draws on her own experiences and expertise to help you through your darkest days and navigate this complex path.

391 pages : black and white illustrations ; 23 cm

The baby loss guide : practical and compassionate support with a day-by-day resource to navigate the path of grief / Zoë Clark-Coates.

"Losing a baby, whether through miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death, leaves so many parents lost in grief and full of unanswered questions. Zoë Clark-Coates, and her husband Andy, have personally faced the loss of five babies. Out of their experiences came the charity The Mariposa Trust (more often known by its leading division Saying Goodbye), offering support to thousands of grieving parents and relatives around the world each week" -- Page [4] of cover.

Saying goodbye : a personal story of baby loss and 90 days of support to walk you through grief / Zoë Clark-Coates.

xv, 472 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, [4 leaves of color plates] : illustrations ; 23 cm

On the signs and diseases of pregnancy / by Thomas Hawkes Tanner.

xvi, 347 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

A systematic treatise on abortion / by Edwin M. Hale.

6 unnumbered pages, 31 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 24 cm (4to)

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Dead babies and seaside towns / Alice Jolly.

Miscarriage / Ann Oakley, Ann McPherson and Helen Roberts.

Hidden loss : miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy / edited by Valerie Hey, Catherine Itzin, Lesley Saunders and Mary Anne Speakman.

Navigating miscarriage : social, medical, and conceptual perspectives / edited by Susie Kilshaw and Katie Borg.

The baby loss guide : practical and compassionate support with a day-by-day resource to navigate the path of grief / Zoë Clark-Coates.

Saying goodbye : a personal story of baby loss and 90 days of support to walk you through grief / Zoë Clark-Coates.

On the signs and diseases of pregnancy / by Thomas Hawkes Tanner.

A systematic treatise on abortion / by Edwin M. Hale.

Dissertatio medica inauguralis, de abortu ... / Eruditorum examini subjicit Johannes Redman.

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Hidden loss : miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy / edited by Valerie Hey, Catherine Itzin, Lesley Saunders and Mary Anne Speakman.

Navigating miscarriage : social, medical, and conceptual perspectives / edited by Susie Kilshaw and Katie Borg.

The baby loss guide : practical and compassionate support with a day-by-day resource to navigate the path of grief / Zoë Clark-Coates.

Saying goodbye : a personal story of baby loss and 90 days of support to walk you through grief / Zoë Clark-Coates.

On the signs and diseases of pregnancy / by Thomas Hawkes Tanner.

A systematic treatise on abortion / by Edwin M. Hale.

Dissertatio medica inauguralis, de abortu ... / Eruditorum examini subjicit Johannes Redman.

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