MISCARRIAGE – CONCLUSION
Diagnosis is established by repeated examinations which reveal that the uterus is not increasing in size, and the pregnancy test carried out on the urine becomes negative.
The treatment is D and C.
It is worth remembering that miscarriage is an all-or-nothing business.
Should the threatened miscarriage settle down and the pregnancy proceed to term, then the baby is normal.
Some women fear that when the threat to pregnancy has been averted, an abnormal baby may be preserved. Therefore, they worry considerably and unnecessarily for the remainder of the pregnancy.
Even when a woman is unhappy with the pregnancy, miscarriage may still produce an emotional reaction. Depression is common and of course is due to a normal grief reaction.
We grieve for something lost.
At this time husbands need to be particularly understanding.
And often associated with the depression is a sense of guilt.
A woman may worry that either she did something she should have avoided, or neglected some precaution she should have taken.
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