What Are the First Signs of a Miscarriage?
Miscarriage refers to the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy during the first 20 weeks after conception. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists estimates that up to 25 percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. The majority of miscarriages occur within the first few weeks after conception and the resulting bleeding is often mistaken for an ordinary menstrual period. In many of these cases the woman may not even know she was pregnant.
