Overview
This book aims to help would-be parents and their supporters better understand how pregnancy loss happens, why it is so uniquely traumatic, how experiences of grief and coping can vary, and how sufferers can move forward after these devastating events. Anyone who has faced the trauma of pregnancy loss—be it a miscarriage, stillbirth, or other experience of heartbreak—knows how lonely, frightening, and overwhelming it can be. These losses, although tragically common, are rarely spoken about, and can leave bereaved would-be parents feeling guilty, shunned, and full of shame. Their friends and family may also feel helpless and unsure of how to react. Based on personal and clinical experience and a deep understanding of the research on pregnancy loss, Dr. Jaffe offers a personable, supportive, and caring voice to serve as a companion in those long hours of grief. The book aims to help readers reflect on pregnancy loss and grief, and to find ways of coping and a path to healing and change. Dr. Jaffe focuses on the concept of the reproductive story: the sometimes conscious, but often unconscious hopes and dreams people internalize about becoming a parent. She shows readers how to uncover and recognize their story—as well as their power to edit that story, write new endings, and continue their journey.
Full Product Details
Author: Janet Jaffe
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Imprint: American Psychological Association
ISBN: 9781433844416
ISBN 10: 1433844419
Pages: 257
Publication Date: 31 December 2025
Audience:
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
""Janet Jaffe, a pioneer in reproductive trauma, offers bereaved parents validation, compassion, and hope in her latest book. Drawing on real-life stories, research, and decades of clinical experience, she normalizes the complex emotions of loss and provides gentle guidance through the grieving process. With clarity and empathy, Jaffe honors the heartbreak of reproductive loss while illuminating a path toward healing, resilience, and growth."" - Rachel Rabinor, LCSW, psychotherapist and author of The Pregnancy and Baby Loss Guided Journal ""In Healing From the Trauma of Pregnancy Loss: Reclaiming Your Reproductive Story, Dr. Jaffe's compassion, expertise, and commitment to grieving parents shines through from beginning to end. This book offers an empathic companion to parents who may feel alone and misunderstood in their grief and have no way of knowing how to mourn or how to make sense of their experience. This book is a much-needed guide for grieving parents on how to cope with the unique experience of pregnancy loss."" - Rayna D. Markin, PhD, Associate Professor in Counseling, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, and licensed psychologist and founder, Therapy Center for Pregnancy Loss LLC
Author Information
Janet Jaffe, PhD, clinical psychologist, has devoted her career to helping others navigate the pitfalls and anguish that can occur on the road to parenthood. She works with patients in private practice, has trained mental health professionals, and has written and lectured extensively on the topic. She is the coauthor of Unsung Lullabies and the author of Reproductive Trauma, Second Edition. Dr. Jaffe is informed by years of academic scholarship and also her personal experience. She knows what it means to want to build a family, what happens when those dreams come crashing down, and what it takes to rebuild.
