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Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Association Awareness. Advocacy. Answers.
On-Demand CME
Strategies for Addressing Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
In November 2025, RPLA partnered with the ACOOG (American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists), to host a full-day, virtual symposium on RPL. That training is available on-demand through December 2027. Participants are eligible to receive 7 CME credits.
Description:
Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), defined as two or more pregnancy losses before 20 weeks' gestation, affects 1–5% of couples and presents complex clinical and emotional challenges. Up to half of RPL cases remain unexplained, heightening patient distress and diagnostic uncertainty. Patients and families often lack comprehensive support, while obstetricians face difficulties in diagnosis, communication, and resource limitations. Medical education insufficiently prepares providers for these challenges.
This virtual symposium provides targeted sessions focused on improving clinical knowledge, enhancing empathetic communication, promoting provider well-being, and advancing integrated, interprofessional care models to better support patients, families, and clinicians managing RPL.
Quick Tips to Support RPL Patients
Validate Grief
Pregnancy loss at any stage can be devastating. Do not assume that early losses are less traumatic. Validate our feelings of grief.
Alleviate the Burden of Guilt
RPL can be associated with feelings of shame and brokenness. Remind us that it is not our fault.
Look for Answers
Testing pregnancy or fetal tissue can be incredibly useful. Abnormal results can help bring families closure and reduce feelings of guilt. Normal findings can indicate a need for further investigation to prevent potential future losses. Recommend chromosomal analysis of tissue and/or placental pathology.
Monitor Mental Health
The compounded grief of RPL can often lead to anxiety, depression, or PTSD. Ask about our mental health, offer supportive resources, and refer us to psych if needed.
Give Us TLC
Appointments may trigger past trauma, and subsequent pregnancies may be filled with anxiety. Offer us more frequent monitoring (if desired) and remind staff of our history before appointments.
Don't Forget Family
RPL impacts families. Don't forget about our spouses, partners, or living children. We are all grieving and affected by this experience.