What is a Miscarriage

A miscarriage is a term used to describe a pregnancy that failed or ended spontaneously due to several factors before the baby or the fetus is born.  Usually the weight of the fetus is at the most 500 grams or less, which is about 20 weeks in gestational age.  A lot of women suffer both physically and emotionally due to miscarriages, which is why learning about the basics of miscarriage will enable you as a soon-to-be mother to prepare and better care for yourself in order to prevent this from happening.  If you are going through your first pregnancy, for instance, knowing what a miscarriage is can be beneficial to you since you will have a clear idea of what a miscarriage is, what the different miscarriages are and the many symptoms and signs that point to a miscarriage.

There are different types of miscarriage: blighted ovum, threatened miscarriage, complete miscarriage, incomplete miscarriage, inevitable miscarriage, and missed miscarriage. Each type has its own characteristics, signs, and symptoms. For example, a blighted ovum is when the fertilized egg implants itself onto the uterus but never develops into a grown fetus. A threatened miscarriage, on the other hand, is when the mother experiences sudden vaginal bleeding and experiences abdominal and back pains during early pregnancy. Lastly, a complete miscarriage is when the fetus has died and has been ejected (along with the left over products of conception) out of the uterus. You can research more about the other types of miscarriages in medical books and online articles on miscarriages.

Women experience different kinds of symptoms with different kinds of miscarriages. The usual miscarriage symptoms would include vaginal bleeding whether heavy or light, cramps on the abdomen, lower back pain, white-pink mucus, grayish fetal tissues passing from the vagina, and at times reports of no more signs of pregnancy. Some of these signs could mean other things, of course, so it would be best to consult your doctor first for tests and examinations for miscarriage before jumping to conclusions. Some women would panic after seeing some blood or feeling pains and cramps during the early stages of their pregnancy, which could affect the baby’s growth even more. So before anything else, make sure to consult your doctor for answers.

A miscarriage isn’t just a failed or a loss in pregnancy, but a mother’s loss of her child. A woman who experiences a miscarriage is affected not only physically but mentally and emotionally as well. She feels grief, depression, sadness, and even anger which is why it is also important that her husband, her family, and her friends are there to support her through this time of grief and anguish.