This duoethnography describes a story of the psychological, emotional, and social impacts of recurrent miscarriage. The silence in the literature shouts for the need of research in this area. While miscarriage is an area of focus in the literature, it is our belief that recurrent miscarriage brings different dimensions of grief and challenges. We use critical inquiry and social constructionism paradigms to make sense of our experiences. Readers are expected to be active participants in our duoethnography.
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