Overview

• Rei disclosed the loss in an Instagram post published on her 40th birthday, noting the pregnancy would have reached seven months that day.
• She said the pregnancy was unexpected and joyful before a spontaneous abortion occurred around the fourth month.
• Rei wrote that an ultrasound image of the fetus, “distesa, come dormiente,” still haunts her and that she wishes she had not been shown it.
• She criticized hours-long waiting at the hospital while hearing newborns’ cries, which she described as avoidable additional pain.
• Her message called on women who suffer miscarriages to embrace themselves and ask for help, drawing thousands of supportive responses online.