“I feel the pandemic has taken away my right to grieve.” Here, one writer speaks to several women on navigating a miscarriage and loss during coronavirus.
The day Hannah W. found out about her county’s first confirmed coronavirus case was the same day she found out she was pregnant. A 27-year-old public health professional based in Denver, this was Hannah’s first pregnancy; while the country was beginning to reconcile the arrival of a global pandemic, she was filled with the excitement of impending motherhood. “In just one day, my life, daily routines, and emotions changed,” she says.
“My OB’s office was closed, but thankfully, they had me come in within a few hours to get checked out,” Hannah reveals. “I had to call once I arrived in the parking lot, and they did all of my check-in work over the phone. Then I was instructed to come inside. All of the medical staff were wearing masks, and I was told not to touch any door handles.” Once in an exam room, an ultrasound confirmed Hannah’s worst fears. “Our baby no longer had a heartbeat, and I was experiencing a miscarriage.
While protocols around treating a miscarriage haven’t changed—when the embryo dislodges from the uterine wall, it is removed from the body either through a natural series of contractions, or by a surgical procedure referred to as dilation and curettage , in which the cervix is dilated and the uterus is scraped of any remaining pregnancy tissue—Dr. Butt does believe that if presented with the choice, women will choose not to have a D&C.
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