Basic Summary for Miscarriage

Main name of condition: Miscarriage
Other names or spellings: spontaneous abortion

What is Miscarriage?
  Brief description of Miscarriage: Loss of fetus without human interference
  Parent types of Miscarriage: Uterus conditions, Placenta conditions
  Organs Affected by Miscarriage: uterus, pregnancy, fetus, placenta

How serious is Miscarriage?
Complications of Miscarriage: see complications of Miscarriage

What causes Miscarriage?
  Cause of Miscarriage: May be caused by a fetal defect, problem with uterine environment, or some fever or infection.
  Causes of Miscarriage: see causes of Miscarriage
  Risk factors for Miscarriage: see risk factors for Miscarriage

What are the symptoms of Miscarriage?
Symptoms of Miscarriage: see symptoms of Miscarriage

Society issues for Miscarriage
Hospitalization statistics for Miscarriage: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Miscarriage:

0.34% (43,671) of hospital consultant episodes were for spontaneous abortion in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
98% of hospital consultant episodes for spontaneous abortion required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for spontaneous abortion were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
77% of hospital consultant episodes for spontaneous abortion required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for spontaneous abortion in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for spontaneous abortion in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
31 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for spontaneous abortion in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
93% of hospital consultant episodes for spontaneous abortion occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for spontaneous abortion occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
10% of hospital consultant episodes for spontaneous abortion were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.065% (33,915) of hospital bed days were for spontaneous abortion in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Last revision: May 19, 2003

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