Elegy of a Student Mother: On Miscarriage

Authors

Emily Lefevre Smith, Brigham Young University

Keywords

miscarriage, student parents, loss

Abstract

Dear baby,

It is amazing how much a single word can change one’s life forever. For me, it was a word on a test that I read alone in the bathroom on a Friday night in October. I was kneeling on the ground, trembling and praying that, just maybe, I would get lucky this time. Deep breath, shaking hands reaching forward, eyes opening with fearful anticipation to see what fate had dictated the test would say.

Recommended Citation

Smith, Emily Lefevre (2025) "Elegy of a Student Mother: On Miscarriage," AWE (A Woman’s Experience): Vol. 11, Article 28.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/awe/vol11/iss1/28