IntroductionFor centuries, a medical epidemic has struck pregnant women around the world. Considered for so long as just a woman's affair, men remained indifferent and distant – if they knew it as often as they were not told. Almost everyone has heard of it, but until recent years, the medical and psychological communities failed to recognize the lasting implications of this event. Today, as couples break historical norms and become more egalitarian, this problem affects not only women, but their partners as well. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, miscarriage is “a [medical] condition in which a pregnancy also ends.” early and does not result in the birth of a live baby. This condition is also called spontaneous abortion in some communities, mainly in health care settings, which defines the occurrence as "the spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable and especially between the 12th and the 28th week of gestation” (Medical Dictionary online dictionary, nd). It is important to note the deadlines provided in the medical dictionary. A miscarriage after 28 weeks is most often called fetal death. At the beginning of the range, 12 weeks, many women just become aware of their pregnancy around six to eight weeks. For years, this led many professionals to believe that the woman would remain intact not only physically, but also mentally and emotionally, because she would never be able to form an attachment with the developing baby. These ideas raise another question when considering the baby's lasting effects. miscarriage. Due to the fact that women may not have been aware of their pregnancy or expected to have any lasting effects on their p...... middle of paper ......246. Sugiura-Ogasawara, M., Suzuki, S., Y. Ozaki, K. Katano, N. Suzumori, and T. Kitaori. Frequency of recurrent spontaneous abortion and its influence on subsequent marital relationships and illness: the Okazaki cohort study in Japan. Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology Research, 39 (1), 126-131. Talaviya, P. and Suvagiya, V. (2011). A review on recurrent miscarriages. Journal Of Death & Dying, 4 (11), 4243-4248. Ungureanu, I. and Sandberg, J. (2010). “Broken Together: Spirituality and religion as coping strategies for couples facing the death of a child: a literature review with clinical implications.” Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal, 32 (3), 302-319.Van, P. (2012). Conversations, coping and connectedness: a qualitative study of women who have experienced unintended pregnancy loss. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying , 65 (1), 71-85.