A miscarriage is, certainly, a very difficult experience for most people. It doesn't matter whether this is your first miscarriage or your eighth; and it doesn't matter if you lost the baby at 10...

Definition Incompetent Cervix, also known as a weak cervix or cervical insufficiency, refers to a condition where a woman's cervix is weak and therefore dilates before it should during pregnancy. Normally the cervix remains closed...

  One common type of miscarriage is a blighted ovum. In this condition, known also as an anembryonic pregnancy, a fertilized egg implants into the uterine wall but does not develop. Cells develop to form the gestational sac, which...

When pregnancy has long been awaited, the mother-to-be tries to do everything in her power to keep her developing baby as healthy as possible. If she smokes or drinks, she's going to cut down or better...

An article published in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG) talks about how to treat women with cornual (interstitial) pregnancies. This is an unusual type of ectopic pregnancy in which the fertilized egg implants inside the part...

Many women have false ideas about what leads to miscarriage. Some people say that a small amount of caffeine definitely makes a woman miscarry. Others say that going over speed bumps is dangerous. Others will...

A miscarriage is defined as a pregnancy loss that occurs before 24 weeks of gestation, and is one of the most traumatic experiences a pregnant woman can go through. In the United States, some...

Frederick R. Jelovsek MD Miscarriages are common. It is estimated that 1 million of the 6 million pregnancies each year in the U.S. end up as a miscarriage. Up to 5% of couples have 2...