As physicians, we care for patients in some of the most frightening and devastating moments of their lives. One such instance is early pregnancy loss, also known as miscarriage. For our patients and their loved ones, it’s a sudden, heartbreaking, and deeply painful experience that many never imagined would happen to them . But miscarriages are very common. In the U.S., at least 15% of recognized pregnancies end in miscarriage , and many losses happen before someone even realizes they are