Miscarriage is a terrible loss for a couple, especially the mother. Giving the right kind of assurance and medical attention can save her the trauma. A miscarriage is characterized by the loss of a child in the mother’s womb within the first 24 weeks. Many causes can be detected but sometimes it remains a mystery. Most of the reported miscarriages have occurred before the twelfth week itself.

The symptoms of miscarriage include bleeding (spotting or sudden heavy flow), cramp like pain in the abdomen, shock caused by bleeding and passing fetus with other products which may seem like a big plot of blood.

First Aid and Treatment for Miscarriage
If you are assisting a person having gone through a miscarriage, follow the procedure below:

• Give assurance to the person because she is going to be highly distressed and scared at that moment. Get another woman’s help or her partner’s to assist you in bringing her to a private position, if need arises.
• In case of excessive bleeding, pain and shock call 911 at once
• Reassure again and again and offer her whatever she needs like a towel, sanitary pad, etc
• Anything that has passed out has to be examined by the medical staff but keep it away from the patients view

Group therapy works well for mother’s who have lost their babies to share and come to terms with their loss. Doctors should assist in finding support groups.

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