Introduction to Women's Studies with Dr. Holly Stovall
“Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.” Albert Einstein
Monday, September 6, 2010
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How does our society, historically and currently, define the difference between a miscarriage and a stillbirth? As a society, why do we not practice funerals with burials for miscarriages?
Well, in my perspective in our society miscarriages are when a woman becomes pregnant and she's unable to hold the fetus in her womb to the point where the fetus passes through her, in a bloody like substance with lots of pressure and pain to the abdominal, system. Where a still birth is considered when the mother is pregnant and complications arouse in the womb due to whatever and the baby becomes pronounced dead before delivery or during delivery. I'm more than sure there aren't any practice funerals with burials for still births and miscarriages, because in our society there births that don't count. I'm guessing you'll have to be alive for at least 24hours to receive a proper funeral. Pre'shious Lawrence
In my opinion, our society, both historically and currently define the differece between a miscarriage & a stillbirth as one went through a full term pregnancy and one did not. I think the mother in most cases is automatically blamed for both. The first question after a miscarriage or stillbirth is, what did the mother do wrong? When in many cases the mother had nothing to do with the survival of her baby. I dont think its fair to hold a mother in either situation responsible because of issues she cant control. Now if she was still doing destructive things while she was pregnant, I have a totally different opinion. As far as funerals go, I have never heard of a funeral in either situation, but if I were a mother in this situation I would prefer something small and personal unlike normal funerals. I think the whole funeral service adds to the grief. Id personally get a burial or cremation done, because this is a very personal death, after all as the mother, I was the only one who knew my child when it was alive.
Well, in my perspective in our society miscarriages are when a woman becomes pregnant and she's unable to hold the fetus in her womb to the point where the fetus passes through her, in a bloody like substance with lots of pressure and pain to the abdominal, system. Where a still birth is considered when the mother is pregnant and complications arouse in the womb due to whatever and the baby becomes pronounced dead before delivery or during delivery. I'm more than sure there aren't any practice funerals with burials for still births and miscarriages, because in our society there births that don't count. I'm guessing you'll have to be alive for at least 24hours to receive a proper funeral.
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Thanks, Pre'shious.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, our society, both historically and currently define the differece between a miscarriage & a stillbirth as one went through a full term pregnancy and one did not. I think the mother in most cases is automatically blamed for both. The first question after a miscarriage or stillbirth is, what did the mother do wrong? When in many cases the mother had nothing to do with the survival of her baby. I dont think its fair to hold a mother in either situation responsible because of issues she cant control. Now if she was still doing destructive things while she was pregnant, I have a totally different opinion. As far as funerals go, I have never heard of a funeral in either situation, but if I were a mother in this situation I would prefer something small and personal unlike normal funerals. I think the whole funeral service adds to the grief. Id personally get a burial or cremation done, because this is a very personal death, after all as the mother, I was the only one who knew my child when it was alive.
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