A woman who loses a pregnancy in the first trimester is likely to feel
a. as if something is wrong with her body
b. overwhelming sadness and emptiness
c. inadequate as a mother
d. pain of severed emotional ties
A
A woman who loses a pregnancy in the first trimester may feel something is wrong with her body. This is a common belief for parents who experience miscarriage early in pregnancy. Feelings of maternal inadequacy would occur after the birth of the fetus. Pain of severed emotional ties is not usual for miscarriage during the first trimester.
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