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    What The Public Is Saying About Miscarriage In 140 Characters

    Miscarriage, while widely experienced, is not often discussed in public. Researchers have turned to social media to see what people are saying about the topic and how much they're choosing to share.
    by Elaine Nsoesie Aug 27, 2017 3 minutes
    While many women experience miscarriage, few talk about it openly. But researchers have found there is discussion and a lot of sharing happening on social media. Their hope is that greater public discourse will help reduce stigma and the sense of isolation that some women feel.

    Losing a pregnancy because of a miscarriage can be a difficult and painful experience, one that people often don't talk about even among friends and family. Women who suffer miscarriages can feel shame and isolation. Some even blame themselves.

    There are also many public misperceptions of miscarriage. For example, more than half of the respondents to a incorrectly believed that miscarriages occur rarely, in 5 percent or less of all pregnancies. Actually, about of clinically recognized pregnancies in the U.S. end in miscarriage each year. That brings the total number of

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