Helping in a devastating miscarriage event and gift suggestions
How can I show my support? When someone close to you loses a baby during pregnancy, if the baby is stillborn, or dies shortly after birth, it is difficult to know what to say or do. Friends and family often worry that giving a gift to a loved one after losing a baby, may cause […]
What is miscarriage
Defined by WHO (World Health Organization) as expulsion or extraction of a fetus or embryo weighing 500gm or less from its mother’s womb before 23 weeks of pregnancy. Overall, about 12–15% of clinically recognized pregnancies end in miscarriage, with the frequency increasing with rising maternal age. Miscarriage and abortion are terms used interchangeably to describe […]
Miscarriage at 5 weeks
Miscarriage or abortion is defined by WHO (World Health Organization) as expulsion or extraction of a fetus or embryo weighing 500gm or less from its mother’s womb before 23 weeks of pregnancy. Overall, about 12–15% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, with the frequency increasing with rising maternal age. Miscarriage and abortion are terms used interchangeably […]
Miscarriage Recovery
Recovery after a miscarriage can be extremely difficult. There are physical changes your body goes through as well as emotional symptoms, some of which can last long after the physical recovery has taken place. You may have been extremely happy to become pregnant and may have rejoiced over finally having a positive pregnancy test. This […]
Miscarriage without Bleeding
It can be difficult to imagine having a miscarriage without bleeding as, in most cases, bleeding is one of the more common symptoms of having a miscarriage. Many women wonder if it is even possible to have a miscarriage without having any type of bleeding. The truth is that it is certainly possible to have […]
Miscarriage Reasons
If you have just had a miscarriage or know someone in your life that has had a miscarriage, you know how hard this can be for a couple. Miscarriage is extremely common, affected 10-25 percent of pregnancies prior to 20 weeks’ gestation. A recent study, published out of the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology showed that […]
Signs of Miscarriage
The medical term for miscarriage is “spontaneous abortion”. It doesn’t mean that you intentionally ended the pregnancy but instead means that, sometime before the 20th week of your pregnancy, the pregnancy was lost. If you lose your pregnancy, it is not called a miscarriage but is instead referred to as a “premature birth” or “preterm […]
Risk and Chances of Miscarriage at 6 Weeks
It can be difficult to find accurate information regarding your risk of miscarriage at 6 weeks’ gestation. There are data all over the Internet and most of the time, you find statistics indicating that your risk of miscarriage at 6 weeks’ gestation is about 10 percent. This can be misleading as some women have few […]
Vitamin C and Miscarriage
Most people believe that vitamin C is perfectly safe for you and that nothing will happen to you if you take vitamin C on a regular basis. The truth is, however, that vitamin C has the potential to affect your fertility and, in some parts of the world, vitamin C is used not only to […]
How to Determine Whether Miscarriage or Period
It can be extremely hard to tell the difference between having an early miscarriage and having a menstrual period that has come later than normal. A normal menstrual period in most women is about 28 days in length; however, it can be shorter than that or longer than that in some women. Both the early […]