MISCARRIAGE

Course overview

SPONTANEOUS ABORTION, ALSO KNOWN AS MISCARRIAGE, IS DEFINED AS THE LOSS OF PREGNANCY LESS THAN 20 WEEKS GESTATION. THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS (ACOG) ESTIMATES IT IS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF PREGNANCY LOSS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT AS MANY AS 26% OF ALL PREGNANCIES END IN MISCARRIAGE AND UP TO 10% OF CLINICALLY RECOGNIZED PREGNANCIES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MISCARRIAGE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.