Presentation notes on Miscarriages, only notes for oral presentation, not an essay!

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1Miscarriage is defined as a loss of an embryo within the first twenty weeks. after the first twenty weeks the death is defined as a still birth. only one quarter of all women have a miscarriage.

fifteen to twenty percent of miscarriages are in the first trimester.

the cause of miscarriages could be many things ranging from either problems with the embryo or the placenta may not be able to connect to the inner wall of the uterus.

other risk factors would be

older women

family history of miscarriages

drug or alchol use

smoking

caffeine

disease

infection

low folic acids

the symptoms of a miscarriage could be vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, passing of tissue through the vagina, pelvic pain, irregular bleeding.

There are some cases where after the embryo or fetus has discontinued but the girl does not notice anything wrong. there might not be any signs.

Later in pregnancy if you can not feel a baby kicking for over a week that might be a sign of a miscarriage.

only 1 percent of women have three consecutive miscarriages.

There are certain tests you can have done to determine if you have had a miscarriage.

Pelvic examination- in this test the doctor does something simmilar to a pap smear and the doctor checks your cervix to see if it is dialating. if the cervix is dialation you are more than likley pregnant still.

Blood test- in this test blood is drawn to check the hCG levels ( human chorionic gonadotrophin ) if you are pregnant they should be increasing at a very fast rate thousands a day. the next day they would draw blood again and check it against the blood previously drawn if the levels are decreasing you have had a miscarriage, if they are increasing you...