You may be worried or upset about the possibility of losing your pregnancy. But do not blame yourself. There is no treatment to stop a miscarriage. If you do have a miscarriage, there was nothing you could have done to prevent it. A miscarriage usually means that the pregnancy is not developing normally.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor or nurse call line if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
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Healthwise, Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. This is known as an 'incomplete miscarriage'. This is an important medical procedure done in an operating theatre. If you have a missed miscarriage, you may have a brownish discharge. Some of the symptoms of pregnancy, such as nausea and tiredness, may have faded. You might have noticed nothing unusual. You may be shocked to have a scan and find the baby has died.
A small number of women have repeated miscarriages. An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the embryo implants outside the uterus, usually in one of the fallopian tubes. A fetus does not usually survive an ectopic pregnancy. If you have an ectopic pregnancy, you may not know it as first, until it bleeds. Then you may get severe pain in your lower abdomen, vaginal bleeding, vomiting or pain in the tip of one shoulder.
A molar pregnancy is a type of pregnancy that fails to develop properly from conception. It can be either complete or partial and usually needs to be surgically removed. With a blighted ovum the sac develops but there is no baby inside. It is also known as an 'anembryonic pregnancy'. This condition is usually discovered during a scan. In most cases, an embryo was conceived but did not develop and was reabsorbed into the uterus at a very early stage.
You should see your doctor to discuss treatment options. Call Pregnancy, Birth and Baby on , 7am to midnight AET to speak to a maternal child health nurse for advice and emotional support. Learn more here about the development and quality assurance of healthdirect content.
Unfortunately, nothing can prevent a miscarriage from happening once it has started. How it is treated will depend on the type of miscarriage. A miscarriage is the loss of a baby, usually during the first three months or first trimester of pregnancy. The diagnosis of a threatened miscarriage is by ultrasound scan. At weeks of the pregnancy, the ultrasound can capture the foetus and heartbeat. Bed rest is most important. This is simply due to the pooling of blood in the vagina upon standing, as a result of gravity.
Thus, reduce your daily activity and do more rest. You are advised not to do strenuous work as long as the bleeding continues. Threatened miscarriage: Evaluation and management. Risk factors for miscarriage among women attending an early pregnancy assessment unit EPAU : A prospective cohort study.
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