What are Some Reasons Why A Woman Will Have a Miscarriage?
Most of all miscarriage’s happen due to chromosomal issues in the fertilized egg and have no bearing on the parent’s health. In fact, most doctors will not investigate a miscarriage unless a woman has several in a row. Here is a list of some of the reasons that a woman may have a miscarriage for:
- Issue with their hormones
- Environmental exposure or workplace hazards (Working around chemicals, radiation, or toxic agents)
- Severe kidney disease
- Congenital heart disease
- Incompetent cervix
- Uterine problems
- Infections
- Medication
- Radiation treatments
- Severe malnutrition
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- Thyroid disease
- Autoimmune diseases
- Lifestyle issues (heavy smoking, heavy drinking, use of illegal drugs)
What Are The Symptoms of a Miscarriage?
If you are experiencing any of the following symptoms during pregnancy, you need to contact your OB/GYN or go to the nearest emergency room immediately. It is important to seek early treatment, to prevent possible health issues for you or your baby. The following symptoms are a sign of a possible miscarriage:
- Severe cramps
- Light to heavy bleeding (includes spotting)
- Fever
- Back pain
- Weakness
- Abdominal cramps
A miscarriage can be devastating for the expectant parents. If you or someone you know has a miscarriage, check out “Surviving a Miscarriage“. This article has some great tips and suggestions for parents who are suffering the loss of a baby.
Have you had a miscarriage? What helped you during the grieving process?
3 comments
It can be an extremely emotional process for the mother to be to have a miscarriage. Many time the cause is unknown and we would never know what triggered it . I experienced it myself and took me some time to get over it.
This is such helpful information. A friend of ours just had a miscarriage at such an early stage but it’s really affected them a lot. I think understanding and learning stuff like this is really helpful.
My aunt had three miscarriages before giving birth to her first child (my eldest cousin), and those times had been very difficult for her. The love and support of her family and friends helped her during those trying times.