Death Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Miscarriage === {{Main|Miscarriage}} A miscarriage is defined by the [[World Health Organization]] as, "The expulsion or extraction from its mother of an embryo or fetus weighing 500g or less." Miscarriage is one of the most frequent problems in pregnancy, and is reported in around 12–15% of all [[Pregnancy|clinical pregnancies]]; however, by including pregnancy losses during [[menstruation]], it could be up to 17–22% of all pregnancies. There are many risk-factors involved in miscarriage; consumption of [[caffeine]], tobacco, [[Alcoholic beverage|alcohol]], drugs, having a previous miscarriage, and the use of abortion can increase the chances of having a miscarriage.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=García-Enguídanos |first1=A |last2=Calle |first2=M.E |last3=Valero |first3=J |last4=Luna |first4=S |last5=Domínguez-Rojas |first5=V |date=May 10, 2002 |title=Risk factors in miscarriage: a review |journal=European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology |language=en |volume=102 |issue=2 |pages=111–119 |doi=10.1016/S0301-2115(01)00613-3 |pmid=11950476}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page