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Miscarriage

Introduction

A miscarriage (spontaneous abortion) is any pregnancy that ends spontaneously before the fetus can survive. Miscarriage's usually occurs before the 13th week of pregnancy. Some miscarriages occur before women recognize that they are pregnant.