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Originally Posted by jfrog
This goes along with what I'm saying that miscarried babies being buried was rare. I would suspect that stillborns are buried quite more often then miscarried babies. But regardless it's apparent that since miscarried babies are not typically buried that they are thought of as something other than a born baby. Yes we can find examples of all kinds of weird practices but I think you can agree that the norm was not for miscarried babies to be buried.
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Miscarried babies are typically discovered at a doctors appointment. They are then extracted in a medical procedure called Suction Dilatation and Curettage. The 'remains' are sent to the pathology lab to be examined for completeness and disease possibilities. No one ever offers to return them to parents and indeed parents that ask are treated as weird.
Miscarried fetuses passed at home are usually accompanied by heavy bleeding and dropped in a toilet, making them hard to find and/or recover.
The simple truth is that there is just not usually anything to bury. It is in no way a sign that the family has not suffered a loss or does not grieve.
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