Miscarriage is when a fetus stops growing and dies before 20 weeks of pregnancy. In Australia, if it isn’t clear how far along a pregnancy is, doctors will call it a miscarriage if the fetus weighs less than 400 gm.

Anyone can have a miscarriage – even if you’re fit and healthy. Miscarriage happens for many different reasons. Usually it’s because the fetus isn’t developing properly. Once a miscarriage begins, no medical treatment can stop it.

Topics covered:

• After a miscarriage: what to expect

• Complications after miscarriage

• Your feelings after miscarriage

• Partners: different experiences of grief after miscarriage

• Sharing your grief about your miscarriage with others

• Getting pregnant again after miscarriage

• Causes of miscarriage