This Ancient Philosophy On Miscarriage Makes So Much Sense

With this high rate—one in four—one would suspect women are miscarrying everywhere, and it would be more normalized, but most couples suffer in silence, and it is not uncommon for women to feel shame on top of the grief that goes along with it.
And in our culture, most women think of pregnancy as something they created and therefore a miscarriage is something they “created” and then “lost.”
It can elicit philosophical questions like “Is something wrong with me?”
These questions, along with hormones dropping and trying to renormalize, can create quite a bit of emotional suffering.
If something goes wrong with the “vessel” or physical form of the fetus once a pregnancy is established, the soul jumps out and waits for another opportunity.
I find this way of thinking as a much kinder one that can offer some relief to women grieving a miscarriage, especially if she is open to other religious or philosophical systems.
Patients often come to me for acupuncture and Chinese herbs, both of which can offer emotional support but may also help correct some of the mild abnormalities that are associated with miscarriage, such as hormone imbalances and mild clotting or immune issues.
If a woman has already had several miscarriages, I prefer to work collaboratively with a miscarriage specialist physician, supporting my patient with acupuncture, herbs (if appropriate and approved by her doctor), and dietary advice, while she undergoes testing and treatments directed by her doctor.
In some cases, artificial reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization (IVF) with embryo biopsy can be quite helpful in controlling the quality of the chromosomal makeup of the embryos that make it to the uterus.
Most women who miscarry go on to have healthy subsequent pregnancies, and there are many resources out there to support you on your journey.