Wednesday, April 2, 2008

The Pain Of Pregnancy Miscarriage

Erasing Guilt: A Step Towards Overcoming The Pain Of Pregnancy Miscarriage

The joy and the thrill of pregnancy are but cut short when a woman goes through a pregnancy miscarriage. It is a when the woman and her spouse feel the loss of their child. The fetus may not be a baby yet but for the couple especially the mother it’s like the baby is born already.

Pregnancy miscarriages usually have symptoms. Some experience heavy bleeding or cramping. Unfortunately experts say that there is little that a woman can do once a pregnancy miscarriage goes into process.

Most pregnancy miscarriages occur during the first trimester of the pregnancy. The most common cause for pregnancy miscarriages is due to chromosomal abnormality. In fact, it accounts for about half of all pregnancy miscarriages. This happens when the man’s sperms and the woman’s ovum don’t mesh well together. It is also possible that the ovum is damaged so while there is a water bag and the placenta is developed, the fetus is not. Pregnancy miscarriages brought about by this problem though are just random cases of misfortune. 90% of the pregnancies following this type of pregnancy miscarriage become successful.

Other causes of pregnancy miscarriages effect constant miscarriages. If there is an abnormality in the uterus of the woman, pregnancies aren’t able to grow in the womb so miscarriages usually occur. This can still be corrected through surgery. Recurrent pregnancy miscarriages are also possible when the woman has an unusual vaginal infections or when she has an incompetent cervix. There is also what we call the allo-immune disorder.

Another form of pregnancy miscarriage is stillbirth. This usually occurs on the latter part of the pregnancy period. This type of pregnancy miscarriage can be caused by smoking or tobacco abuse, alcohol and drug abuse, severe diabetes, fetal growth restriction or high blood pressure. A woman in this situation can choose to deliver the fetus naturally or she can be induced to have labor. But the Caesarian Section is not an option. According to experts a C-Section may only cause more complication.

A pregnancy miscarriage is really painful to the mother and the father. It is also more painful to mother because not only does she feel the pain emotionally, physically she does too. Aside from that both parents also feels the guilt of losing their child. But if the mother and also the father are informed about the facts of pregnancy miscarriages they will realize that there is nothing to be guilty about. In most cases, they could have not done anything to stop it anyway.

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