More than 80 percent of miscarriages occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Warning signs of miscarriage: Mild to severe back pain, Weight loss, White-pink mucus, True contractions, Brown or bright red bleeding with or without cramps, Tissue with clot like material passing from the vagina, Sudden decrease in signs of pregnancy.
In medical (and veterinary) contexts, the technical term “abortion” refers to any process by which a pregnancy ends with the death and removal or expulsion of the fetus, regardless of whether it is spontaneous or intentionally induced. Many women who have had miscarriages, however, object to the term “abortion” in connection with their experience, because in everyday English the word is strongly associated with induced abortions.
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