Thursday, April 30, 2009

Miscarriage in Pregnancy

A couple’s life becomes disturbing when they want to build or start their family and there occurs a pregnancy loss which in common language is also known as miscarriage.
A pregnancy that comes to an end on its own in the first 20 weeks is known as miscarriage. Researchers have concluded that 15-20 % of pregnant women have miscarriages.

The main reason for its occurrence is because of the implantation and bleeding is there around the time of expected periods. Miscarriage might occur because of the chromosomes abnormality that is faulty egg or the sperm cell. The other possible causes can be

1) Excessive smoking
2) Excessive intake of alcohol/ caffeine
3) Poor diet
4) Hormonal problems/infections
5) Implantation of the egg in the uterine lining is not correct
6) Maternal age (The women who conceive at an early age or at the age about 35 have more chances of miscarriage)
Symptoms of miscarriage:
1) Severe abdominal pain
2) Mucus releasing out( either in pink/ white in colour)
3) Weight loss
4) Sudden drop off in signs of pregnancy
5) Passing of tissue or clots from the vagina
6) Bleeding

There are different types of miscarriages, they are.
Threatened miscarriage means that in the first trimester there is uterine bleeding which is mainly because of implantation and there is excessive pain in the abdomen and the cervix is closed too.

Recurrent Miscarriage: it means that there are consecutive three or four miscarriage
Complete Miscarriage: when the embryo products are emptied out of the uterus. It can be confirmed with the help of the ultra sounds.

To avoid miscarriage one has to be extra careful regarding her health, visit and consult the doctors regularly to avoid any sort of mishappening.

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