I'm Sorry for My Loss

Rebecca Little, Colleen Long

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Sourcebooks, Inc
29 October 2024

Gender studies: women; Sociology: death & dying; Psychology: emotions; Birth control, contraception, family planning; Coping with death & bereavement

A comprehensive sociological look at the laws, pop culture, medicine, and history surrounding female grief and pregnancy loss, how it came to be so stigmatized, and what a system of more compassionate care could look like, from Pulitzer Prize finalist and White House correspondent Colleen Long and freelance journalist Rebecca Little.

Why is our culture so bad at dealing with pregnancy loss?

It's true that our society doesn't handle death or grief very well. But that lonely, helpless feeling that so many feel when they miscarry or lose a baby is not a coincidence. Something deeper and more systemic is going on here, formed by different pressures sliding like tectonic plates- politics, history, racism, misogyny, law, medicine-even the very words we use. For something that affects close to a million people every year, we should be better at talking about and supporting those who have experienced pregnancy loss.

This mess has serious consequences beyond making us feel lousy- death, sickness, and depression among them. But it has also contributed to a rising emphasis on the life and rights of the fetus over the mother and, ultimately, the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

I'm Sorry for My Loss is a surprising, enraging, and unusually witty effort to detangle this confusing societal knot. Rebecca Little and Colleen Long, childhood friends who grew up to be journalists, both experienced late-term loss, and together they take an incisive, deeply reported look at the issue, working to shatter taboos that have made so many pregnant people feel ashamed and alone.

Combining powerful personal narratives with exhaustive research into laws, culture, medicine, and history, I'm Sorry for My Loss is a comprehensive sociological take on how pregnancy loss came to be so stigmatized and why a system of more compassionate care is critical for everyone.

By: Rebecca Little, Colleen Long
Imprint: Sourcebooks, Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 41mm
Weight: 656g
ISBN: 9781728292755
ISBN 10: 1728292751
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 29 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rebecca Little (Author) REBECCA LITTLE is a freelance journalist and a former contributing editor for Chicago Magazine. She lives in Park Ridge, Illinois. With over two decades of experience in the industry, they have established relationships with outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, NPR, Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, MSNBC, and RadioLab, among others. Colleen Long (Author) COLLEEN LONG, a White House correspondent for The Associated Press whose work has appeared in every major news publication in the world, was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2019. She lives in Washington DC.

Reviews for I'm Sorry for My Loss

"""This richly reported and deeply personal book is not just for people who have experienced pregnancy loss, but for anyone who cares about women living in America today."" -- Jessica Zucker, PhD, psychologist and author of I Had a Miscarriage: A Memoir, a Movement ""Written with compassion and rigorous research, this is a book America needs right now."" -- Leah Hazard, midwife and author of Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began"