2007-08-27 04:02:30 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
A miscarriage is the natural way that a woman's body terminates a pregnancy.
2007-08-27 04:06:11 · answer #1 · answered by kja63 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
FireStorm's answer is correct in essence. A miscarriage is the death or loss of a fetus before it reaches full term, namely 8.5 to 9 months. A miscarriage can be caused by a number of things:
1. Physical or genetic abnormality of the fetus (most common)
2. Lack of proper blood supply to the fetus
3. Trauma to the woman's abdomen from an accident or fall
4. Problem with the womb
2007-08-27 11:10:07 · answer #2 · answered by Blue Jean 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy in the first 20 weeks. About 15 to 20 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage, and more than 80 percent of these losses happen before 12 weeks. This doesn't include situations in which you lose a fertilized egg before you get a positive pregnancy test. Studies have found that 30 to 50 percent of fertilized eggs are lost before a woman finds out she's pregnant, because they happen so early that she goes on to get her period on time. If you lose a baby after 20 weeks of pregnancy, it's called a stillbirth
2007-08-27 11:08:33 · answer #3 · answered by emtd65 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A miscarriage is the common lay non medical term for an abortion--It is NOT the same as a termination of pregnancy-which is a therapeutic abortion.
It is the spontaneous expulsion of the foetus before it is viable.
1 in 7 pregnancies unfortunately miscarry
2007-08-27 11:13:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Miscarriage" is the lay term for the natural or accidental termination of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or the fetus is incapable of surviving.
The termination of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable, as a result of natural causes (not medical intervention).
2007-08-27 11:08:17 · answer #5 · answered by S H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
natural abortion, that is the result of the inability of host womb to carry full term, 1 miscarriage does not mean inability to reproduce at a later time!
2007-08-27 11:15:18 · answer #6 · answered by gynodoc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically the term for miscarriage is spontaneous abortion. The baby, for whatever reason, died and was expelled prior to delivery.
Usually people reserve the term abortion for induced abortions -- abortions that were intentional.
2007-08-27 11:09:03 · answer #7 · answered by Indianamom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Means that a woman was pregnant and lost her baby early in the pregnancy. Usually happens within the first three months of pregnancy if it does happen.
2007-08-27 11:08:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The expulsion of a fetus before it is viable, esp. between the third and seventh months of pregnancy; spontaneous abortion.
2007-08-27 11:06:31 · answer #9 · answered by Tara662 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a process whereby the baby in the womb , did not survive due to unforseen circumstances.
2007-08-27 11:05:46 · answer #10 · answered by FireStorm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋