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What Do You Need To Know About Miscarriage?

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MISCARRIAGE? (PART 1)

In Malaysia, loss of a pregnancy in the period of less than 22 weeks of gestation or a foetus weighing less than 500g is considered as miscarriage. It is the most common complication of early pregnancy. The majority (80%) occurs in early pregnancy (9th-13th weeks).

 

Symptoms of miscarriage

The main sign of a miscarriage is vaginal bleeding, which may be followed by cramping and pain in lower abdomen. It is advised to contact your doctors if symptoms of miscarriage occur. However, need not to worry much if there is light vaginal bleeding. This is relatively common during the first trimester (first 3 months) of pregnancy and does not necessarily mean a miscarriage occurred. 

 

What causes a miscarriage?

There are many reasons causing a miscarriage, some may even not be identifiable. However, thankfully, there are still several insights on what causes a miscarriage according to several evidence.

 

How to prevent a miscarriage?

Majority of the miscarriage cannot be prevented. Fortunately, there are still some things that you can do to the modifiable risk factors- practising good nutrition. 

Wondering what are they? What should you do next?

Follow us and stay tuned for part two!

 

 

Article written by:
Dietitian Christabelle Chong
Registered Member of Malaysian Dietitians’ Association (MDA)

 

Related article:
How Improper Nutrition Leads To Miscarriage? (Part 2)

How Improper Nutrition Leads To Miscarriage?

 

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 & 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧. 𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

 

REFERENCES:

  1. MyHealth Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (2019). Miscarriage. Retrieved from http://www.myhealth.gov.my/en/miscarriage/ 

 

  1. NHS (2018). Overview Miscarriage. Retrieved from https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/miscarriage/  

 

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