Miscarriage By Gabriela Polanco

Description The spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before the 20th week. It suggests that the fetus was not developing normally.

Causes Problems with the baby’s genes tend to occur as a result of chance as the embryo divides and grows. Abnormalities: Blighted ovum, Molar pregnancy, and Intrauterine fetal demise

Symptoms Vaginal spotting or bleeding Pain or cramping in your abdomen Fluid or tissue passing from the vagina

Treatment Medication can be prescribed to expel the pregnancy tissue and placenta quickly A minor surgical procedure known as D&C If there are no signs of infection, you may chose to let the miscarriage progress naturally

Prevention Often, there’s nothing you can do to prevent it, but one vital step is to remain as healthy as you can prior to the pregnancy.

Add. Info For women the chances of having a miscarriage can range from 10%-25% chance. Your doctor may diagnose you with threatened, inevitable, incomplete, missed, complete, or septic miscarriage Physical recovery from miscarriage in most cases will only take a few hours to a couple of days.

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