How to cope with grief and every day living after the loss of your pregnancy or baby due to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, preterm labor, stillbirth or neonatal death.
When you are first pregnant, life is wonderful and you really don't have many cares. But once that bubble has been shattered by miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death, you have a lot of questions about subsequent pregnancies and healthy babies. The
Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss Guide has many great articles about trying again after a pregnancy loss.
No matter how old your baby is when it dies, it is a horrible tragedy. There are some things to look at in terms of what causes these tragedies and what you need to know. Our
Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss Guide shares some of her wisdom.
The loss of a pregnancy or the death of a baby is never easy. Many pregnancies come to a tragic end every year through miscarriage, tubal pregnancy and stillbirth. Here is information about types of pregnancy loss and how to deal with it if you know someone who experiences a loss.
About 1 in every 3 to 5 known pregnancies ends in miscarriage. This can happen a variety of different ways. Some women will have some of the signs of miscarriage below, while others have no problems whatsoever and find out at a later prenatal appointment that their baby has died (missed miscarriage). Here is more on the signs that may indicate a problem with your pregnancy from About.com Guide…
Having a miscarriage or other form of pregnancy loss is a very confusing and frightening place to be. Our
Guide to Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss has some great ideas to help you cope in the moment and to heal.
Vanishing twin syndrome (VTS) is used to describe the phenomena of a twin that is seen in one ultrasound and not the next. It is something hard to track and only recently really studied as a type of pregnancy loss.
Risk factors are things that occur before or during pregnancy that increase the likelihood that your pregnancy will end too soon. Some of these are things that you may have no control over, such as age or certain diseases. Other risk factors for miscarriage you do have some control over, like life style choices.
Pregnancy loss can be devastating. Whether you are talking about a first trimester miscarriage or a late pregnancy stillbirth - it's something no one wants to experience.
About.com Guide to Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss, Krissi Danielsson is a great resource for your questions. Here are some of her helpful articles.
Definition of spontaneous abortion.
A look at the surgical procedure known as D & C or dilation and curettage in pregnancy and miscarriage treatment.
A chemical pregnancy can occur in as many as 50+% of pregnancies. What is it and what causes it?
Stillbirth is the death of a baby after 20 weeks gestation.
The decision to become pregnant again after a pregnancy loss is a difficult one. Subsequent pregnancies can bring about a whole new set of emotions. Here are some things to keep in mind when making this decision.
A simple guide for baby shower etiquette when dealing with friends and family who have experienced pregnancy loss or infertility. How to be polite and provide them with what they need in a potentially uncomfortable position.
