Answer:
It means that a miscarriage (specifically a MISSED MISCARRIAGE) had occured.
EXPLANATION:
A miscarriage is defined as the spontaneous loss of pregnancy before 20 weeks of gestation.
Types:
A. SPONTANEOUS ABORTION: The spectrum of spontaneous abortion includes:
-Complete Miscarriage: Here the uterus is empty. All pregnancy tissues have been expelled from the body.
-Incomplete miscarriage: Some tissue or placental material still remains in the body. On ultrasound, retained products of conception are seen.
-Missed miscarriage: The embryo dies intrauterine, uterine size is equal to or less than gestational age, cervix is closed and pregnancy symptoms start to regress.
-Threatened miscarriage: Bleeding and abdominal cramps point to a possible miscarriage.
The cervical os is closed.
-Inevitable miscarriage: The cervical os is open. The presence of bleeding, cramping, and cervical dilation indicates that a miscarriage is inevitable.
-Septic miscarriage: Ultrasound finding is retained products of conception.
Symptoms may include Fever, chills and rigor, abdominal pain, prolonged bleeding or foul-smelling vaginal discharge.
B. INDUCED MISCARRIAGE
-Legal/Therapeutic
-Illegal/Criminal
