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Complications Overview Articles

Abortion - threatened
Anemia; Dead fetus syndrome; Infection; Moderate-to-heavy blood loss; Spontaneous abortion.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 17, 2007

Specific Complications Articles

Abortion - complete
A complete abortion is an abortion (induced or spontaneous) in which the entire fetus and placenta have passed out of the uterus before the 20th week of pregnancy. See also: Miscarriage
Source:ADAM
Date:August 17, 2007
Abortion - incomplete
In an incomplete abortion, parts of the fetus or placental material stay inside the uterus. See also: Complete abortion; Infected abortion; Miscarriage.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 8, 2006
Inevitable abortion
Inevitable abortion is a spontaneous abortion which cannot be stopped. See also: Threatened abortion; Incomplete abortion; Infected abortion.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 8, 2006
Miscarriage
A miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a fetus before the 20th week of pregnancy. (Pregnancy losses after the 20th week are called preterm deliveries) A miscarriage may also be called a "spontaneous abortion." This refers to naturally occurring events, not elective or therapeutic abortion procedures, which a woman may choose to have done. Other terms for the early loss of pregnancy include: Missed abortion (a loss of pregnancy where the products of conception do not exit the body; Incomplete abortion (not all of the products of conception exit the body; Complete abortion (all of the products of conception exit the body; Threatened abortion (symptoms indicate a miscarriage is possible; Inevitable abortion (the symptoms cannot be stopped, and a miscarriage will happen; Infected abortion.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 19, 2006
Miscarriage
A miscarriage is the loss of an embryo or fetus before the twentieth week of pregnancy . A pregnancy loss after the twentieth week is called a stillbirth.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Miscarriage
Miscarriage means loss of an embryo or fetus before the 20th week of pregnancy . Most miscarriages occur during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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