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When pregnancy loss creates hypervigilant parenting

I miscarried five times before having my daughter and now I'm so anxious about her safety I can barely function as a normal parent.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Previous reproductive trauma can distort parental behavior through excessive fear of loss.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Parental identity — becoming and losing?”

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