Alka Garg Author

Short Communication Open Access

Managing abortions in India-a threat to the pregnant woman

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Alka Garg

Incidence of Pregnancy Loss: Around 70% of conceptions are lost prior to live birth Once a woman has had a positive pregnancy test, there is around a 12% risk of having a miscarriage.

 

Classification of Miscarriage: Threatened miscarriage: vaginal bleeding, but no cervical dilation, before 20 weeks’ gestation. Recurrent miscarriage: 3 or more consecutive pregnancy losses. Inevitable miscarriage: dilated cervical os, but products of conception have not been expelled. Septic miscarriage: spontaneous miscarriage complicated by intrauterine infection. Missed miscarriage: foetus dies in utero but no uterine activity to expel the products of conception. Incomplete miscarriage: only part of the products of conception have been passed and the cervical os is close... view more»

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