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

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 …

…have had a miscarriage, if they are increasing you have not had a miscarriage. Ultra sound- in this test if you are more than 12 weeks the technician will look for a heartbeat if you are less than 12 weeks the technician will check to see if the amniotic sac is intact. Sometimes there is not an anwser why you had a miscarriage. sometimes your body just rejects the fetus. there are no explinations why this happens.