In France, the number of miscarriages per year at 200,000. A fairly frequent event, which nevertheless remains painful and which can leave traces. This is what Jessica Zucker, an American clinical psychologist specializing in reproduction and maternal mental health, experienced. In 2012, while expecting her second child, she suffered a late miscarriage at 16 weeks pregnant. After taking charge, throughout her career, of women who have experienced such an event, it is only at this precise moment that she really becomes aware of the trauma felt by them.
“My body is working”
During her consultations, she realizes that her personal experience has an impact on her patients. “It was a way to show women around the world that there was absolutely no shame in loss,” Jessica Zucker told the site. Self. To help as many people as possible, the psychologist decides to go further and, in 2015, launches the account Instagram “I had a miscarriage” (“I had a miscarriage”), where she offers women to share their experience. “I have no shame. No guilt. I haven’t done anything wrong. I haven’t done anything to deserve this. My body is working. I don’t think it failed,” she wrote on the social network.
A message that inspires Internet users who have experienced a miscarriage, since the account now displays more than 700 publications, all accompanied by messages of support. An effective way to show women that they are not alone in the face of their grief: “We are here to share stories in an effort to lessen the stigma and start the connection. Let this space be a lifeline. . An anchor. A community, “concludes Jessica Zucker.
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