Medical Description

A miscarriage, also termed spontaneous abortion, is any pregnancy that spontaneously ends before the fetus can survive. A miscarriage is caused by the separation of the fetus and placenta from the uterine wall. While the actual cause of miscarriages is unclear, the most common reasons include:

• an abnormal fetus - this causes nearly all miscarriages during the first three months of pregnancy. Problems in genes cause an abnormal fetus, and are found in more than half of miscarried fetuses.

• abnormalities in the mother - miscarriages during the fourth through sixth months of pregnancy are usually related to an abnormalities in the mother, some of which include chronic illnesses, acute infections, and other factors like drugs, alcohol and tobacco.

Symptoms

• vaginal bleeding
• abdominal pain
• cramping

General Information

While there is no way to predict or prevent a miscarriage, some steps can be taken to help, like:

• getting prenatal care and following the advice of health care providers,
• avoiding alcohol, nicotine, and street drugs, especially cocaine, during pregnancy,
• avoiding or cutting down on caffeine,
• controlling high blood pressure and diabetes, and
• Identifying and treating any bacterial and certain viral infections.

On October 29, 2007, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Roche Holding’s drug CellCept is associated with an increased risk for iscarriages and birth defects.

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