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After a stillbirth there is a 2.5% risk of another stillbirth in the next pregnancy (an increase from 0.4%). [28] In the United States, highest rates of stillbirths happen in pregnant women who: [29] are of low socioeconomic status; are aged 35 years or older; have chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high ...
Symptoms may include vaginal bleeding, lower abdominal pain, and dangerously low blood pressure. [1] Complications for the mother can include disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and kidney failure. [2] Complications for the baby can include fetal distress, low birthweight, preterm delivery, and stillbirth. [2] [3]
Miscarriage, also known in medical terms as a spontaneous abortion, is an end to pregnancy resulting in the loss and expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the womb before it can survive independently. [1] [4] Miscarriage before 6 weeks of gestation is defined as biochemical loss by ESHRE.
a pregnancy loss (i.e. miscarriage and stillbirth) or infertility issues; other non-death losses the loss of a relationship with a person who has become severely disabled (e.g., comatose, advanced stages of dementia) [3] a trauma in the family a generation prior [8] the loss of a home or place of residence [9] [10] [11] the loss of a job [12]
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Somatic pain is triggered at the end of the first and second stages of labour by pain receptors that supply the nerves on the vaginal surface of the cervix, resulting from stretching, distention, and tearing of the vagina, perineum, and pelvic floor. Compared to visceral pain, somatic pain is more resistant to opioid pain medication.
Miscarriage is the most common complication of early pregnancy. It is defined as the loss of an embryo or fetus before it is able to survive independently. The most common symptom of miscarriage is vaginal bleeding with or without pain. The miscarriage may be evidenced by a clot-like material passing through and out of the vagina. [157]
Postpartum depression (PPD), also called perinatal depression, is a mood disorder which may be experienced by pregnant or postpartum individuals. [3] Symptoms include extreme sadness, low energy, anxiety, crying episodes, irritability, and changes in sleeping or eating patterns. [1]