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What is miscarriage?

Recent research has revealed that an astonishing three out of four pregnancies do not end in the birth of a living baby. Miscarriage is a pregnancy that ends spontaneously before 20 weeks, and effects one in every four women. 99% of foetal deaths occur in the first 13 weeks of pregnancy, although you may not actually miscarry for some weeks after the baby dies. This is called missed abortion, (abortion is the medical word for miscarriage).

The chance of losing your first pregnancy is greater than later ones.

What happens during miscarriage?

The symptoms you experience will depend on the cause of the miscarriage and how advanced the pregnancy was. Usually the foetus, placenta and blood from the uterus leave the body through the vagina. You may discover during a routine scan that there is no heartbeat, or even an empty foetal sac. Usually by the time bleeding begins your baby has already died.

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