SHARE Atlanta - Pregnancy and Newborn Loss Grief Support
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"Medical Terms" that try to describe our Losses..."
Realizing that no "term" can define our pain and our feelings
for our baby...
Dearest McKayla
Our Baby Girl
Wished for with
Hope
Anticipated with
Joy
Lost in Deepest
Sorrow
Loved
Forever
by your parents,
Tom and Sara Mayes
Valhalla, NY
Second Trimester Loss
2/4/98
Ectopic Pregnancy:
implantation occurred outside of the uterus - early loss
Miscarriage:
loss occurs within the first 3 months(implantation failure, blighted ovum, genetic problems, etc.)
Midterm Loss:
loss occurs within the third to sixth month(incompetent cervix, genetic problems, placenta or uterine problems, birth defects, etc.)
Third Trimester Loss:
loss occurs within the sixth to ninth month(genetic, placenta and uterine problems; birth defects; cord accidents; etc.)
Neo-Natal and Early Infant Death:
loss occurs at or shortly after birth(birth defects, cord accidents, viruses, genetic problems, etc.)
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