You can detect and hear a baby's heartbeat with a stethoscope although you cannot hear the baby's heartbeat as early with a stethoscope but you can with a fetal doppler or ultrasound.
A baby's heartbeat is most often detectable by the 18th and 20th week of pregnancy.
You can also tell if baby has a heartbeat or no heartbeat through the doctor performing an ultrasound and if the baby has no heartbeat or is no longer in the uterus then it will be diagnosed as a miscarriage.
Other tests for a miscarriage are blood tests for the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin.
The week that is the most common for stillbirth is at or after 40 weeks.
Your risk of a stillbirth is doubled by 39 weeks to 40 weeks and is more than 6 times higher at 42 weeks.
After a stillbirth you can go home from the hospital the same day unless you're not feeling up to leaving.
If you need to stay in the hospital longer after the stillbirth then you can do so but most women leave the hospital the same day after a stillbirth without needing to stay in the hospital.
When a fetus dies in the uterus it's called a stillbirth which is when a baby dies in the womb or uterus after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Most stillbirths occur before a women goes into labor although a small number of stillbirths happen during birth and labor.
Stillbirths affect around 1 out of 160 pregnancies each year in the United States.
Intrauterine death is the same as stillbirth which has many causes which include intrapartum complications, hypertension, diabetes, infection, congenital and genetic abnormalities, placental dysfunction, and pregnancy continuing beyond 40 weeks.
The three causes of intrauterine death are feto maternal hemorrhage, fetal infection and placental abruption.
Other causes of intrauterine death are maternal infection, umbilical cord issues, genetic disorders of the fetus and birth defects.
Treating an intrauterine fetal death can include taking medicine to induce labor and deliver the dead fetus naturally, inserting a catheter to start contractions and dilating the cervix to remove the dead fetus which is a dilation and evacuation procedure.
The findings of intrauterine fetal death on ultrasound are abnormal cord position, intrauterine growth retardation, abnormalities of fluid volume, abruptio placentae, fetal effusions and hydrops, multiple gestations and congenital malformations and cardiac arrhythmias.
The most common complication of intrauterine death is blood clots.
The causes of intrauterine fetal death are pregnancy continuing beyond 40 weeks, placental dysfunction, genetic and congenital abnormalities, infection, diabetes, hypertension and intrapartum complications.
The signs of intrauterine fetal death are vaginal bleeding, overall discomfort, pain in your abdomen, not feeling the fetus kicking or moving, fever and cramping.
The main complication for mothers with intrauterine fetal death are blood clots as well as postpartum hemorrhage, clinical chorioamnionitis, retained placenta and shoulder dystocia.
The most common cause of fetal demise in trauma is placental abruption.
Force from trauma can sheer your placenta from your uterine wall which can lead to fetal demise.
An intrauterine fetal demise is diagnosed through an ultrasonographic examination.
The fetal demise is then diagnosed and confirmed through visualization of the fetal heart and the absence of cardiac activity.
Intrauterine fetal demise is somewhat the same as a miscarriage although the intrauterine fetal demise is more the same as a stillbirth which is also called fetal death that occurs at 20 weeks GA.
Miscarrying after fetal demise usually occurs within a few days.
Although it may take as long as 3 weeks to 4 weeks if the fetus or embryo has stopped growing but no tissue has passed.
The symptoms of silent miscarriage are fatigue, nausea and breast tenderness. '
During a silent miscarriage you won't experience common miscarriage symptoms, like cramping or bleeding.
Instead, you'll find out you've had a miscarriage once you lie down for an ultrasound and there's no fetal heartbeat.
Things that can accidentally cause a miscarriage are infections, older age, uterine abnormalities, hormonal imbalances, exposure to TORCH diseases, incompetent cervix which is when the cervix begins to open too early in pregnancy and improper implantation of fertilized egg in the uterine lining and even smoking or secondhand smoke could cause a miscarriage.
The best way to detox your body after a miscarriage is to drink plenty of water and stay hydrated and eat a healthy diet and do some light exercise such as walking and get plenty of sleep.
One dietary area of focus for detoxing the body after miscarriage is on foods that can help stabilize both your mood and hormones after a miscarriage.
These include probiotic-rich foods, as well as cruciferous vegetables, which can help metabolize estrogen in your intestinal tract
The reason you should wait 3 months after a miscarriage before trying to have another baby is to allow yourself and your partner time to recover emotionally and also to lower the risk of another miscarriage.
It's usually not safe or a good idea to get pregnant right after a miscarriage and it will be hard to get pregnant right after a miscarriage.
You should wait at least 2 weeks after the miscarriage before trying to get pregnant again to allow your body time enough to heal.
You can get pregnant as quickly as 2 weeks after a miscarriage although some people prefer to wait a bit longer.
You can ovulate and become pregnant as soon as two weeks after a miscarriage.
Once you feel emotionally and physically ready for pregnancy after miscarriage, ask your health care provider for guidance.
After one miscarriage, there might be no need to wait to conceive.
Having a miscarriage does mean you are fertile as you did get pregnant with a baby but you just miscarried the baby.
When a pregnancy is lost early, a miscarriage is unlikely to create issues with the uterus that will impact future pregnancy.
Sometimes you're more fertile after a miscarriage but not always.
It's still safe to try and get pregnant after a miscarriage but you should wait a few months or so to allow your body to recover.
In most cases a woman who has a miscarriage gets pregnant successfully after a miscarriage.
It can sometimes be easy to get pregnant after a missed miscarriage or a miscarriage.
Some woman have a miscarriage and then try 6 months later or even sooner and get pregnant with a healthy baby and have a healthy pregnancy.
When recovering from a miscarriage it takes between a few weeks to a month to fully recover from the miscarriage.
To take care of yourself after a miscarriage try relaxing, get plenty of rest,hydration, good nutrition, light exercise, and sleep will help the body heal.
It can take a few weeks to a month or more for your body to recover from a miscarriage.
Depending on how long you were pregnant, you may have pregnancy hormones in your blood for 1 to 2 months after you miscarry.
Most women get their period again 4 to 6 weeks after a miscarriage.
If you miscarry a baby the hospital will dispose of the miscarried baby or fetus through cremation or burial.
An ultrasound cannot and will not cause a miscarriage when done by a health care provider.
Ultrasounds are safe for you and your baby when done by your health care provider.
Because ultrasounds use sound waves instead of radiation, it's safer than X-rays.
Providers have used ultrasound for more than 30 years, and they have not found any dangerous risks.