Miscarriage Care During the Pandemic

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Written By Lora Shahine, MD

Reflecting on miscarriage care during the pandemic for the New York Times. The pandemic impacted everyone on many levels. One issue you may not have been aware of during the initial shut down and quarantine is how many women were forced to miscarry at home and alone. I appreciate the opportunity to reflect on this tragic outcome of the pandemic and feel tremendous gratitude that my practice chose to stay open for this important women’s health issue.

Pregnancy loss is traumatic and isolating under normal circumstances. Miscarrying in the middle of a global pandemic is a special kind of powerlessness on top of pain.

“Not being able to complete a miscarriage adds to the emotional trauma of being unable to move on,” said Lora Shahine, M.D., a reproductive endocrinologist at Pacific NW Fertility in Seattle.

Lora Shahine, MD

Dr. Lora Shahine, reproductive endocrinologist at Pacific NW Fertility and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, completed her residency in OBGYN at the University of California in San Francisco and fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at Stanford University. She is dedicated to educating and advocating for increased awareness of infertility, miscarriage, and the impact on environmental toxins on health through an active social media presence, teaching, clinical research, and authoring multiple blogs and books including best selling, ‘Not Broken: An Approachable Guide to Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.’

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