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[citation needed] For example, the obstetric history of a female who has had two pregnancies (both of which resulted in live births) would be noted as G 2 P 2. The obstetric history of a female who has had four pregnancies, one of which was a miscarriage before 20 weeks, would be noted in the GPA system as G 4 P 3 A 1 and in the GP system as G ...
A parity progression ratios (PPR) is a measure commonly used in demography to study fertility.The PPR is simply the proportion of women with a certain number of children who go on to have another child.
Women who are high risk have better outcomes if they are seen regularly and frequently by a medical professional than women who are low risk. [89] A woman can be labeled as high risk for different reasons including previous complications in pregnancy, complications in the current pregnancy, current medical diseases, or social issues.
As many as 25 percent of pregnancies end in miscarriage. About 1 percent of women suffer from three or more in a row, which is the definition of a recurrent miscarriage.
The Pearl Index is sometimes used as a statistical estimation of the number of unintended pregnancies in 100 woman-years of exposure (e.g. 100 women over one year of use, or 10 women over 10 years). It is also sometimes used to compare birth control methods, a lower Pearl index representing a lower chance of getting unintentionally pregnant. [2]
What *not* to say to someone who had a miscarriage Steer clear of "should" Anderson recommends avoiding the word “should” since it is “a key indicator that you are passing judgment,” she says.
Every woman's personal experience of miscarriage is different, and women who have more than one miscarriage may react differently to each event. [ 145 ] In Western cultures since the 1980s, [ 145 ] medical providers assume that experiencing a miscarriage "is a major loss for all pregnant women". [ 123 ]
So to all women who have been brave enough to share their stories: thank you. And to those who have lost pregnancies and have had to work through the grief and pain, we are in awe of your strength.