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This direct question can be very hurtful for someone who may be trying to conceive, has miscarried or chooses not to have children.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2022

At least 15 women from Yay Shin are pregnant, and one has miscarried because of the stress, she said.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2021

“A common impulse in men is to try to be ‘the rock’ for their partner who has miscarried, which men often see as requiring them to put their own feelings aside.

From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2021

The Italian film, written and directed by Giorgio Diritti, follows the personal crisis of a young woman who has miscarried and been vengefully divorced by her husband.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2013

To avoid his murder by Kansa, Vishnu has the foetus transferred from Devaki's womb to that of Rohini, and the child, named Balarama, is born to Rohini, Kansa being informed that Devaki has miscarried.

From The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry by Archer, W. G.