At a time when approximately one in four pregnancies ends in loss, the need to understand and provide caring ministry is painfully obvious. Pastoral Care In Pregnancy Loss introduces the religious community to the issue of pregnancy loss and describes the ministries that can be helpful to those who experience these tragedies. Providing helpful insight to hospital pastoral care departments, church libraries, funeral directors, counselors and psychologists, nursing and obstetrics professionals, and seminaries with a marriage and family ministry speciality, Pastoral Care In Pregnancy Loss provides vital information about the three types of pregnancy loss, the grieving process, and the spiritual needs of those suffering loss. Pastoral Care In Pregnancy Loss is essential reading for anyone with pastoral responsibilities for counseling the bereaved.