
Also known as spontaneous abortion, abortion
Miscarriage, also known in medical terms as a spontaneous abortion, is an end to pregnancy resulting in the loss and expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the womb before it can survive independently. Miscarriage before six weeks of gestation is defined as biochemical loss by ESHRE. Once ultrasound or histological evidence shows that a pregnancy has existed, the term used is clinical miscarriage, which can be "early" (before 12 weeks) or "late" (between 12 and 21 weeks). Spontaneous fetal termination after 20 weeks of gestation is known as a stillbirth. The term miscarriage is sometimes used to
A miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy before the fetus can survive on its own, occurring when an embryo or fetus is expelled from the womb early in pregnancy. It matters because it is a significant reproductive health event that can have physical and emotional impacts on those who experience it.
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