Abortions - Threatened and Spontaneous Abortion

What is a Spontaneous Abortion ?

Most women know they are pregnant and the first sign of possible miscarriage is bleeding. There are different types of miscarriage. In the past doctors sometimes used the word abortion to mean the same as miscarriage. Abortion does not imply that the miscarriage was planned or deliberate. Threatened miscarriage is when the woman has bleeding, usually less than a period. She has little or no pain and does not feel ill. The cervix (neck of the womb) does not open, the bleeding may stop and the pregnancy then carries on normally. Inevitable miscarriage means that it is no longer possible for the pregnancy to continue: miscarriage is unavoidable. The bleeding gets worse and one may feel pains like bad period pains. This means the muscles of the womb are contracting to get rid of the blood and the pregnancy. If the womb succeeds in expelling everything, the bleeding stops and the pain stops. This is now called a complete miscarriage. If the bleeding and pain continue, the miscarriage is incomplete and admission to hospital is necessary. Sometimes a miscarriage can occur even when there is no bleeding or pain.

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