{"id":4143,"date":"2024-07-03T11:10:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T10:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echocentrum-weesp.nl\/?page_id=4143"},"modified":"2025-10-24T14:51:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:51:26","slug":"miscarriage-counseling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/echocentrum-weesp.nl\/en\/everything-under-one-roof\/obstetric-care\/miscarriage-counseling\/","title":{"rendered":"Miscarriage counseling"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Miscarriage counseling<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The loss of a young pregnancy, we call a miscarriage. An estimated 25,000 women experience this every year. <\/p>\n

This is why our midwives are specialized in miscarriage counseling. You are always welcome to call us at the emergency number if you would like to chat with a midwife, have questions or concerns. We are here for you. Also now. Especially now.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is a miscarriage?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A miscarriage is the loss of an early pregnancy. This is usually because an abnormality occurs during the coming together of the ovum and sperm. As a result, the fetus cannot grow normally and dies. A miscarriage is almost never due to a hereditary defect in the parents. Therefore, further investigation is not necessary after one miscarriage. <\/p>\n

If you have a miscarriage, your uterus rejects all the pregnancy tissue along with the fetus and amniotic sac. Blood loss and abdominal cramps are common with miscarriage. <\/p>\n

Most miscarriages occur before 12 weeks of pregnancy. Because the fetus has usually stopped growing for some time and is very small, it often cannot be seen. However, you do see tissue and possibly blood clots. If you are longer pregnant, you often have more blood loss and probably more abdominal cramps. Once all the tissue is out of the uterus, the blood loss decreases and the abdominal cramps quickly diminish. Sometimes you may see an amniotic sac. After a miscarriage, you still have about a week of blood loss that becomes less and less, just like a period. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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How do you recognize a miscarriage?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A miscarriage can begin with increasingly light bleeding that becomes more after a few days. But it doesn’t have to. The miscarriage can also start all at once. Usually in a miscarriage, you have several hours of blood loss during which you see tissue debris. Often you will also have cramps, similar to severe menstrual pain. You may also lose blood clots. However, you can also have some blood loss during early pregnancy without it being a miscarriage. It may also be normal. Therefore, in case of bright red blood loss, call the emergency number so we can check with you. <\/p>\n

It is also possible that no beating heart can be seen during your first ultrasound. This does not necessarily mean you will miscarry. If you are less than 6 weeks pregnant, it is normal that no heartbeat can be seen yet. Therefore, in that case, the midwife always makes another ultrasound 1 to 2 weeks later. <\/p>\n

A pregnancy test can still give a positive result in a miscarriage because there are often still pregnancy hormones in your body.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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When do I call the midwife?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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