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Pregnancy loss can include miscarriage, foetal death and abortion.
Follow the links to the resources below to find information about miscarriage and foetal death, including therapy and grieving.
For information about abortion, follow the link to the specific topic page below.
Updated Sept 2007
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Having a baby - being pregnant
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Being pregnant isn't a sickness, it's a perfectly normal part of a woman's life. However, not all women are well during their pregnancy. If you are pregnant, you should get exercise, rest and eat healthily.
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Apr 2008
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Death of a baby
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Better Health Channel
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Miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death is a shattering event for any couple expecting a baby. Common experiences that may result from the death of a baby include grief, relationship stresses and anxiety about subsequent pregnancies.
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Feb 2008
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Support for mothers, fathers and families after perinatal death
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The death of a baby at, or around, the time of birth is devastating for the parents and the family. It is thought that about one in five families suffer excessively in terms of more intense and prolonged grief, and other psychological adverse outcomes, ...
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Australia's mothers and babies 2005
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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This report is the fifteenth report providing information on births in Australia from perinatal data collections for each state and territory. The report presents demographic, pregnancy and childbirth factors of women who gave birth in 2005 and the characteristics and outcomes of their babies.
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Nov 2007
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Pregnancy
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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This topic looks at what you can expect in pregnancy - some questions you might ask yourselves and decisions to be made.
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Oct 2007
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Pregnancy - bleeding problems
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Better Health Channel
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Bleeding from the vagina in early pregnancy happens in about one in four pregnancies. About a third to half of all women who have bleeding will go on to miscarry.
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Sep 2007
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Miscarriage explained
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Better Health Channel
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Spontaneous miscarriage is defined as the loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks gestation. It is estimated that one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage. The cause of miscarriage is usually not found, but it is rarely due to something the mother did - or didn't - do.
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Jul 2007
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Progestogen for treating threatened miscarriage
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Threatened miscarriage is when a mother might be losing her baby at less than 23 weeks' gestation. The signs are vaginal bleeding, with or without abdominal pain, while the cervix is closed. Once the cervix begins to open, miscarriage and pregnancy loss...
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May 2007
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Post mortem examination of a stillborn baby
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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Information for parents about the post-mortem examination of a stillborn baby.
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Feb 2007
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Food poisoning - listeria
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Better Health Channel
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Listeria is an illness caused by eating foods contaminated by the bacteria Listeria Monocytogenes. Listeria infection is uncommon, but can be dangerous for pregnant women, the elderly and people whose immune systems are not working properly. Careful food handling, thorough cooking and avoiding certain foods can reduce the risk.
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Nov 2006
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Fetal movement counting for assessment of fetal wellbeing
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Mothers can usually feel their babies moving in their wombs from around 16 to 20 weeks. Babies' activities in the womb can vary considerable, some being very active and some not. A decrease in a baby's normal pattern of movements may be a sign that the ...
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Oct 2006
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Miscarriage: overview
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myDr
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Miscarriage is a pregnancy that ends spontaneously before 20 weeks.
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Jul 2006
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Medical treatment for early fetal death (less than 24 weeks)
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Pregnancies that miscarry can sometimes be identified earlier at an ultrasound scan if the loss is due to the baby having died or no baby having developed. In the past, treatment before 14 weeks has usually been by surgery (D&C) but drugs have now been ...
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Apr 2006
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Expectant care versus surgical treatment for miscarriage
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Miscarriage is common in early pregnancy. Such loss can affect physical and mental health. Doctors often suggest surgery such as dilation and curettage (D & C) to complete the process. The goal is to spare the woman bleeding or infection. Expectant ma...
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Feb 2006
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Immunotherapy for recurrent miscarriage
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Recurrent miscarriage is three or more consecutive early miscarriages. One theory is that for some women, this might be caused by an immune system response to the embryo or fetus. Therapies that try to immunize the woman against the 'foreign' cells of a...
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Jan 2006
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Uterine muscle relaxant drugs for threatened miscarriage
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Miscarriage is the loss of a baby in the very early weeks of pregnancy (before 20 weeks), before the baby would be able to survive on its own. This can be a devastating loss to expectant parents. Threatened miscarriage is when there is vaginal bleeding,...
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May 2005
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Vitamin supplementation for preventing miscarriage
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Poor diet, without enough vitamins, has been associated with an increased risk of women losing their baby in early pregnancy. Taking vitamin supplements prior to pregnancy or in early pregnancy may reduce the risk of miscarriage, but this review did not...
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Feb 2005
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Bed rest during pregnancy for preventing miscarriage
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Miscarriage is the loss of a baby before 23 weeks of pregnancy and this can cause much distress for parents. The most common treatment used to prevent it is probably bed rest. The review of trials found that there were not enough evidence from good qu...
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Jan 2005
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Progestogen for preventing miscarriage
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Hormones called progestogens prepare the womb (uterus) to receive and support the newly fertilized egg. It has been suggested that some women who miscarry may not make enough progesterone, so supplementing with progesterone has been suggested as a possi...
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Aug 2003
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