02227cam a2200361 a 4500 91 91 10404092 OCoLC 20180807125408.0 840120t19841984orua b 000 0 eng 0880700424 (pbk.) 9780880700429 (pbk.) (OCoLC)10404092 DLC eng DLC BTCTA BAKER YDXCP OCLCG TXBXL ZID OCLCO OCLCF OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ UtOrBLW RG648 .V74 1984 155.9 19 V979E Vredevelt, Pam W., 1955- Empty arms / by Pam W. Vredevelt Portland, Or. : Multnomah Press, [1984] ©1984 126 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (page 126) The shocking news -- Our next step : delivery -- Grief ... the road to healing -- Managing anger -- Untying guilt's knot -- Spiritual battles and emotions -- Responding to the reactions of others -- Husbands hurt, too -- Helping children understand -- Please ... someone give me some answers -- After a stillbirth -- The challenge of a postpartum body -- Eating for health -- Mood swings and exercise -- New beginnings -- The Bible offers hope and comfort "I'm not picking up a heartbeat, Pam. There doesn't appear to be any fetal movement" Those words from her doctor plunged Pan Vredevelt into a deep sea of confusion and grief. What was her motherhood being taken away before it began? What good could possibly come from such a loss? This book is the outcome of her search for understanding and encouragement. With the empathy personal experience brings, she is able to gently offer comfort to the woman who has just experienced miscarriage or stillbirth, and insight to her friends and family who want to help and encourage effectively Emotional support for those who have suffered miscarriage or stillbirth Miscarriage Psychological aspects Stillbirth Psychological aspects Bereavement Psychological aspects Christian life ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC HMC HMC GEN 2018-08-07 0 155.937 V979e 000248 2018-08-07 00:00:00 2018-08-07 BK