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miscarriage
miscarriage (mis-ka-rij) n. spontaneous loss of pregnancy before 24 weeks, formerly known as
spontaneous abortion.
complete m. miscarriage in which the cervix has closed and ultrasound scanning shows an empty uterus.
incomplete m. miscarriage in which some fetal tissue remains in the uterus and the cervix is open.
inevitable m. vaginal bleeding associated with crampy pelvic pain and a closed cervix, which precedes expulsion of the fetus from the uterus.
late m. miscarriage occurring after 20–24 weeks.
recurrent m. the loss of three or more pregnancies consecutively.
silent (or
missed)
m. failure of a nonviable fetus to be expelled from the uterus.
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Recurrent Miscarriage Has Many Causes
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/20/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...anything be done to prevent such miscarriages from happening? A. Miscarriages are common. You may be surprised...percent of early pregnancies end in miscarriage. In fact, many early miscarriages go unnoticed, occurring before the...
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Miscarriage: The silent tragedy
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/2/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...never "just a miscarriage." For most...who experience miscarriage, it is a lost...000 known miscarriages - as many as...Other women have miscarriages before they...aftermath of miscarriage, found that...
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Misunderstanding miscarriage.(Arts and Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 2/20/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Myth 2: Miscarriage is alwayspreventable...full 60 percent of miscarriages are caused by chromosomal...necessary after a miscarriage. Because most miscarriages are caused by chromosomal...suffer a first miscarriage do not have an...
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MORE MISCARRIAGES SEEN IN WOMEN USING VDTS OVER 20 HOURS A WEEK
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/7/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...the risk of miscarriage by calculating...ratio of miscarriages to live births...with 240 miscarriages and 510 live...way, the miscarriage rate was...increased rate of miscarriages. However...higher rate of miscarriage because their...
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The impact of miscarriage on women's pregnancy-specific anxiety and feelings of prenatal maternal-fetal attachment during the course of a subsequent pregnancy: An exploratory follow-up study
Magazine article from: Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...This study assesses the implications a miscarriage history has on women's pregnancy...pregnant women (N = 10 with a history of miscarriage) volunteered participation completing...trimester of pregnancy. Women with a miscarriage history reported significantly higher...
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MISCARRIAGE.(Family Times)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 3/26/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...pregnancies ends in miscarriage, according to the...the actual number of miscarriages is even higher because...one, three, five miscarriages in their lives...suffered an early miscarriage in January. WHAT...least half of all miscarriages - especially first...
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Breaking the taboo of miscarriage Common as it is, every miscarriage is a tragedy. But new advances in understanding the causes are some comfort
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 4/3/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...random, bad-luck miscarriages or whether there...Regan s new book (Miscarriage: What Every Woman...previously unexplained miscarriages. Ruth Bender...director of The Miscarriage Association...the talk about miscarriages much more upbeat...worked up about miscarriage. I spend a lot...
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The patient with recurrent miscarriage.
Magazine article from: The Practitioner; 5/16/2002; 700+ words
; ...as three consecutive miscarriages with the same partner...incidence of recurrent miscarriage is approximately one...gynaecologist after two miscarriages. In this situation...incidence of sporadic miscarriage (12.5 per cent...
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 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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Breaking the taboo of miscarriage; Common as it is, every miscarriage is a tragedy. But new advances in understanding the causes are some comfort.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 4/3/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...random, bad-luck miscarriages or whether there...Regan s new book (Miscarriage: What Every Woman...previously unexplained miscarriages. Ruth Bender...director of The Miscarriage Association...the talk about miscarriages much more upbeat...worked up about miscarriage. I spend a lot...
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 "The People (London, England)")
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Health: The hidden pain of miscarriage; More than 20 per cent of pregnancies end in miscarriage. CAROLINE GREEN reports...(Features)
Newspaper article from: The People (London, England); 8/12/2001; 700+ words
; ...pregnancies ends in miscarriage - that's around...one or even two miscarriages that doctors are...cause of their miscarriages," she says...pregnancy ending in miscarriage - from genetic...cause recurrent miscarriages. And it was recently...contribute to miscarriage. "You fly into...
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Miscarriage
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...pregnancy. Most miscarriages occur during...medical term for miscarriage is spontaneous...Description Miscarriages are very common...pregnancy ends in miscarriage. Often the...than half the miscarriages that occur in...
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Recurrent Miscarriage
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Recurrent Miscarriage Definition Recurrent miscarriage is defined as three or more miscarriages of a fetus before...spontaneous abortion, miscarriage occurs in 15-20...The majority of miscarriages occur during the first...
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miscarriage
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
miscarriage (mis- ka -rij) n. spontaneous loss...spontaneous abortion . complete m. miscarriage in which the cervix has closed and ultrasound...shows an empty uterus. incomplete m. miscarriage in which some fetal tissue remains in...
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Miscarriage of Justice
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE A legal proceeding resulting in a prejudicial out-come. A miscarriage of justice arises when the decision of a court is inconsistent with the substantive rights of a party.
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miscarriage of justice
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
mis·car·riage of jus·tice • n. a failure of a court or judicial system to attain the ends of justice, esp. one that results in the conviction of an innocent person.
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