Miscarriage

Also known as:  Spontaneous Abortion

Miscarriage is the unplanned evacuation of the Fetus from the Uterus during Pregnancy before the twentieth week of Pregnancy.  Delivery between weeks 20 and 37 is generally considered preterm (premature) birth.

 Approximately 20% to 30% of women bleed or have cramping at some time during the first twenty weeks of Pregnancy and 50% of these women experience a Miscarriage.

 In up to 60% of Miscarriages, the fetus is absent or grossly malformed and in 25% to 60% of Miscarriages, the fetus has chromosomal abnormalities that are incompatible with life.

 In up to 90% of Miscarriages, the Miscarriage is a natural rejection of a maldeveloping fetus.

 Approximately 85% of Miscarriages occur in the first trimester and tend to have fetal causes.  Those Miscarriages that occur in the second trimester are more likely to have maternal causes.

Amino Acids

 N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) may help to prevent Miscarriage.  ^[1]

Hormones

 Progesterone may help to prevent Miscarriage - it may prevent the premature shedding of the supportive secretory Endometrium during Pregnancy and any premature fall in Progesterone levels during Pregnancy or blockage of its Receptors sites within the body will cause Miscarriage:  ^[2]

 The usual protocol for the use of Progesterone topical cream for the prevention of Miscarriage involves the application of topical Progesterone for the first two months of Pregnancy followed by a gradual reduction in the quantity of Progesterone applied.

Lipids

 Miscarriage may occur as a result of Linoleic Acid (LA) deficiency.  ^[3]