Most affected women and family members refer to miscarriage as the loss of a baby, rather than an embryo or fetus, and healthcare providers are expected to respect and use the language that the person chooses. Clinical terms can suggest blame, increase distress, and even cause anger. Terms that are known to cause distress in those experiencing miscarriage include: * abortion (including spontaneous abortion) rather than miscarriage, * habitual aborter rather than a woman experiencing recurrent pregnancy loss, * products of conception rather than baby, * blighted ovum rather than early pregnancy loss or delayed miscarriage, * cervical incompetence rather than cervical weakness, and * evacuation of retained products of conception (ERPC) rather than surgical management of miscarriage. Pregnancy loss is a broad term that is used for miscarriage, ectopic and molar pregnancies. The term fetal death applies variably in different countries and contexts, sometimes incorporating weight, and gestational age from 16 weeks in Norway, 20 weeks in the US and Australia, 24 weeks in the UK to 26 weeks in Italy and Spain. A fetus that died before birth after this gestational age may be referred to as a stillbirth. Under UK law, all stillbirths should be registered, although this does not apply to miscarriages.
complications of Rubella
symptom of Rubella
complications of Hemolytic disease of the newborn
complications of Typhus
complications of Gonorrhea
complications of Yellow fever
complications of Lemierre's syndrome
medical cause of Hives