You can keep a miscarried fetus or the remains of the miscarried fetus although it can depend on the specific laws and options in your location and the gestational age of the fetus at the time of miscarriage.
You can take the remains of the miscarried fetus home for cremation or private burial.
Many hospitals also offer programs to handle the disposition of the miscarried fetus, which is often through cremation that can be a shared cremation along with other miscarriage and certain hospitals also offer burial of the miscarried fetus within their grounds and their is often no cost to parents.
If you choose to keep the remains of the miscarried fetus you will often be able to take the miscarried fetus home for burial or cremation although you may need a letter of consent from a doctor for the burial or cremation of the miscarried fetus.
In some locations, especially during later miscarriages which is over 20 weeks you may be required to have the remains of the miscarried fetus buried or cremated through a funeral home.
Although if you miscarry the fetus at home you can keep the remains or dispose of the miscarried fetus in any way that you desire.
The most common week to miscarry is during the 7th week of gestation although the miscarriages can also occur between 6 weeks to 8 weeks gestation and most miscarriages happen before 10 weeks.
Miscarriages are actually pretty common and at least one in five pregnancies result in miscarriages and as many as one in four early pregnancies result in miscarriages.
The reason why most miscarriages happen at 7 weeks is because of chromosomal abnormalities in the developing fetus.
Chromosomal abnormalities in the developing fetus prevent the fetus from developing properly and the abnormalities can lead to the inability of the fetus to survive which leads to the miscarriage.
Other factors that can cause miscarriages include infections, smoking or drug use and even uterine abnormalities.
The development of the antibodies against H-Y antigens is also thought to be a contributing factor to the increased risk of miscarriage in any subsequent pregnancies, especially if the fetus is also a male fetus.
A significant portion of early miscarriages are a result of chromosomal problems in the fetus.
And older mothers are also slightly at higher risk for miscarriages.
And even some genetic predispositions can also increase the woman's risk of miscarriage.
Other factors that can result in miscarriage include stress, drug use, smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.