The history behind miscarriages as a subculture

Miscarriages and its History

Miscarriages have occurred since the beginning of time and will continue to happen as long as women become pregnant. There is nothing that we can do to stop that; however, the subculture will continue to grow as well because of the practices that contest the dominant culture's view of women who have had a miscarriage.

Many subcultures fall due to the dominant cultures reaction to the subculture. The subculture created by miscarriages will continue for years to come because there will never be a cure for culture; however, the views in American society have changed significantly through the years.

In the beginning of history, women were blamed and considered broken and even accused of witchcraft. For instance Henry VIII divorced or killed several of his wives after their inability to become pregnant or after suffering miscarriages. Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife was accused of witchcraft after her child was stillborn (Anne Boleyn bio 2013). Through the years and history of miscarriages the dominant culture has looked down on women who had miscarriages and blamed them. In the past women were told that they should be ashamed of their miscarriage due to their inability to protect their unborn child. The view of the dominant culture has changed dramatically; however, there is still progress to be made.

 The subculture of miscarriages has changed the views and acceptance from the dominant culture due to the science and medical research on pregnancies and infant loss. It is known that women are not to blame for miscarriages and that women can and should talk about their loss. The success of the subculture is due to the practices that we have created, such as blogs which bring awareness to the pain and emotions that women feel. The use of blogs allow subcultures to create a community with those who share ideologies in a cultural studies perspective.

Parent Culture

The subculture was created through the parent culture of Motherhood. According to the Cultural Studies, parent cultures determine the lifestyle of the youth culture. The morals and values created by the motherhood culture were handed down to the subculture of miscarriages. Motherhood provided the values and practices of becoming a mother the moment you miss your period or hear your baby's heartbeat. Once a woman hears that she is pregnant there is no way to take away her natural mother instincts even if the pregnancy is not viable. The parent culture of motherhood resulted in pregnant women becoming mothers before they give birth to their child.