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Mental disorders can be a consequence of miscarriage or early pregnancy loss. [1] [2] Even though women can develop long-term psychiatric symptoms after a miscarriage, acknowledging the potential of mental illness is not usually considered. [3] A mental illness can develop in women who have experienced one or more miscarriages after the event ...
Losing a pregnancy is hard. These tips can help how you manage the issue at work. iStock. When my pregnancy ended in an unexpected loss, I went from butterflies while anticipating my first scan to ...
Soviet poster circa 1925. Title translation: "Abortions induced by either self-taught midwives or obstetricians not only maim the woman, they also often lead to death". A self-induced abortion (also called a self-managed abortion, or sometimes a self-induced miscarriage) is an abortion performed by the pregnant woman herself, or with the help of other, non-medical assistance.
The topic of miscarriage has been taboo for far too long. And until recently, working women have had to suffer in silence at work after losing a pregnancy. But hopefully, with the passing of the ...
Intact dilation and extraction. Intact dilation and extraction (D&X, IDX, or intact D&E) is a surgical procedure that terminates and removes an intact fetus from the uterus. The procedure is used both after miscarriages and for abortions in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. In abortions, a D&X can occur after feticide (Foeticide) or ...
Cervical cerclage. Cervical cerclage, also known as a cervical stitch, is a treatment for cervical weakness, when the cervix starts to shorten and open too early during a pregnancy causing either a late miscarriage or preterm birth. In women with a prior spontaneous preterm birth and who are pregnant with one baby, and have shortening of the ...
Dilation and evacuation can be offered for management of second trimester miscarriage if skilled providers are available. [6] Some women choose D&E over labor induction for a second trimester loss because it can be a scheduled surgical procedure, offering predictability over labor induction, or because they find it emotionally easier than undergoing labor and delivery.
A lack of public knowledge about pregnancy, women’s bodies, reproductive healthcare and even what exactly happens during conception, miscarriage and birth is what has led our country to this ...