Miscarriage

Question 1

What are the different types of miscarriage?

Answer 1

• Threatened miscarriage
• Inevitable miscarriage
• Incomplete miscarriage
• Complete miscarriage
• Missed miscarriage

Question 2

What is a threatened miscarriage?

Answer 2

Threatened miscarriage = uterine bleeding with or without contractions, without cervical dilatation. Can continue as a normal pregnancy or progress to inevitable miscarriage

Question 3

What is inevitable miscarriage?

Answer 3

Inevitable miscarriage = uterine bleeding and contractions with cervical dilatation. Miscarriage in progress. Can progress to complete or incomplete miscarriage

Question 4

What is incomplete miscarriage?

Answer 4

Incomplete miscarriage = a miscarriage in which not all products of conception have been expelled, with persistent bleeding and/or uterine contractions and a dilated cervix

Question 5

What is a complete miscarriage?

Answer 5

Complete miscarriage = a miscarriage in which all products of conception have been expelled, bleeding and uterine constractions ceased and the cervix is closed

Question 6

What is a missed miscarriage?

Answer 6

Missed miscarriage = fetal demise (often diagnosed during routine pregnancy USS) without the presence of uterine contractions or bleeding and with a closed cervix