Miscarriage
noun
The death of a baby in the womb before it is old enough to live outside.
She experienced three miscarriages before having a healthy baby.
Often appears as...
- suffer a miscarriage
- risk of miscarriage
noun
A mistake or failure in the process of something.
There has been a miscarriage of justice in his case.
Often appears as...
- miscarriage of justice
- a miscarriage in implementing regulations
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Disapproving
noun
The death of a baby in the womb before it is old enough to live outside.
She experienced three miscarriages before having a healthy baby.
Often appears as...
- suffer a miscarriage
- risk of miscarriage
noun
A mistake or failure in the process of something.
There has been a miscarriage of justice in his case.
Often appears as...
- miscarriage of justice
- a miscarriage in implementing regulations
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Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Sensitive Subject
Discussing miscarriage can be emotionally charged and should be approached with sensitivity.
They spoke in hushed tones about her recent miscarriage.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Condition
Use 'miscarriage' to refer to a specific medical event, not a voluntary termination of pregnancy.
The doctor confirmed it was a miscarriage, not an elective procedure.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
'Miscarriage' is not a synonym for 'stillbirth', which refers to loss after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
She had a miscarriage at 12 weeks, not a stillbirth.
Pro Tip 1/3Sensitive Subject
Discussing miscarriage can be emotionally charged and should be approached with sensitivity.
They spoke in hushed tones about her recent miscarriage.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Condition
Use 'miscarriage' to refer to a specific medical event, not a voluntary termination of pregnancy.
The doctor confirmed it was a miscarriage, not an elective procedure.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
'Miscarriage' is not a synonym for 'stillbirth', which refers to loss after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
She had a miscarriage at 12 weeks, not a stillbirth.
Pro Tip 1/3Sensitive Subject
Discussing miscarriage can be emotionally charged and should be approached with sensitivity.
They spoke in hushed tones about her recent miscarriage.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Condition
Use 'miscarriage' to refer to a specific medical event, not a voluntary termination of pregnancy.
The doctor confirmed it was a miscarriage, not an elective procedure.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Interchangeable
'Miscarriage' is not a synonym for 'stillbirth', which refers to loss after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
She had a miscarriage at 12 weeks, not a stillbirth.
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Putting a Species on the...
babies so now that teri had finally sort of cracked this nut on the induced ovulation they actually got a me pregnant but then she had a miscarriage so then they got her pregnant again and then another miscarriage and she had five miscarriages and we were really losing hope I mean these were the last two animals we had to work with and in
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A queer vision of love...
I have allowed my wife to do all of the emotional labor of prying open the lines of communication when I'd rather clam up and run away. I've stripped away emotional support instead of facing my own vulnerabilities, particularly around the heartbreaking miscarriage we suffered last year, and I'm sorry for that.
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Rufus Griscom and Alisa...
And I think, miscarriage is an invisible loss. There's not really a lot of community support around it. There's really no ceremony, rituals, or rites. And I think, with a death, you have a funeral, you celebrate the life, and there's a lot of community support,
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3 secrets of resilient...
If standing up isn't accessible to you, you can put your hand up. Please, stay standing, and keep your hand up there. If you've ever lived through a natural disaster, been bullied or been made redundant, stand on up. If you've ever had a miscarriage,
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Talithia Williams: Own...
confirmed with a pregnancy test that were indeed pregnant with our first child, very exciting. Until a couple of days later I saw some spotting and then I noticed heavy blood flow, and we had in fact had an early stage miscarriage.
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When is water safe to...
Water contamination from these and other sources including leaching, chemical spills, and runoffs, has been linked to long-term health effects, like cancer, cardiovascular and neurological diseases, and miscarriage.
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What tech companies know...
like, you know -- for "miscarriage risk when flying" or "abdominal cramps in early pregnancy." I know because I've done it -- and many times. And then, when the baby is born, they track every nap, every feed,
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The Fight For Women's...
FRANCESCA Morena tells me that even in cases where the cause of a miscarriage or stillbirth is undetermined, the woman's charge is often increased from abortion to aggravated homicide.
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How vulnerability makes...
And shortly after, I found out I had a miscarriage. While with my team I felt it slip out of me. I went to the bathroom
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I Bought a Rain Forest,...
Mercury poisoning can result in brain damage kidney damage, lung failure and possibly miscarriage.
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Putting a Species on the...
babies so now that teri had finally sort of cracked this nut on the induced ovulation they actually got a me pregnant but then she had a miscarriage so then they got her pregnant again and then another miscarriage and she had five miscarriages and we were really losing hope I mean these were the last two animals we had to work with and in
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A queer vision of love...
I have allowed my wife to do all of the emotional labor of prying open the lines of communication when I'd rather clam up and run away. I've stripped away emotional support instead of facing my own vulnerabilities, particularly around the heartbreaking miscarriage we suffered last year, and I'm sorry for that.
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Rufus Griscom and Alisa...
And I think, miscarriage is an invisible loss. There's not really a lot of community support around it. There's really no ceremony, rituals, or rites. And I think, with a death, you have a funeral, you celebrate the life, and there's a lot of community support,
Video examples
3 secrets of resilient...
If standing up isn't accessible to you, you can put your hand up. Please, stay standing, and keep your hand up there. If you've ever lived through a natural disaster, been bullied or been made redundant, stand on up. If you've ever had a miscarriage,
Video examples
Talithia Williams: Own...
confirmed with a pregnancy test that were indeed pregnant with our first child, very exciting. Until a couple of days later I saw some spotting and then I noticed heavy blood flow, and we had in fact had an early stage miscarriage.
Video examples
When is water safe to...
Water contamination from these and other sources including leaching, chemical spills, and runoffs, has been linked to long-term health effects, like cancer, cardiovascular and neurological diseases, and miscarriage.
Video examples
What tech companies know...
like, you know -- for "miscarriage risk when flying" or "abdominal cramps in early pregnancy." I know because I've done it -- and many times. And then, when the baby is born, they track every nap, every feed,
Video examples
The Fight For Women's...
FRANCESCA Morena tells me that even in cases where the cause of a miscarriage or stillbirth is undetermined, the woman's charge is often increased from abortion to aggravated homicide.
Video examples
How vulnerability makes...
And shortly after, I found out I had a miscarriage. While with my team I felt it slip out of me. I went to the bathroom
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I Bought a Rain Forest,...
Mercury poisoning can result in brain damage kidney damage, lung failure and possibly miscarriage.
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George Zimmerman
American
I'd like to professionally... continue my education and hopefully become an attorney. I think that's the best way to stop the miscarriage of justice that happened to me from happening to somebody else. I don't think it should ever happen to anyone ever again - not one person.
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Khloe Kardashian
American Entertainer
It is disgusting that 'Life & Style' and 'InTouch' magazines continue to print these false stories about my life: the status of my marriage, false reports about a miscarriage, the horrible lie that my dad is not my biological father, jealousy over my sisters' lives, etc.
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Audrey Hepburn
British Actress
If my world were to cave in tomorrow, I would look back on all the pleasures, excitements and worthwhilenesses I have been lucky enough to have had. Not the sadness, not my miscarriages or my father leaving home, but the joy of everything else. It will have been enough.
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Ainsley Earhardt
American Journalist
If you're going through a hard time or if you've experienced a miscarriage, so many women have come up to me and said they went through the same thing, and they never wanted to talk about it, so I hope my journey can help you and that you can find God in my life.
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Kat Timpf
American Writer
The reality is, punishing people by using a sentencing enhancement that was clearly intended to punish people who had been doing something far worse is, by definition, a miscarriage of justice.
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Jack Kemp
American Politician
My wife had a miscarriage. We have rarely talked about it. It did make me more aware of the sanctity of human life, how precious every child is.
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Hilaria Baldwin
American Businesswoman
Having a miscarriage would hurt if I went through it in silence and it would hurt if I lose the pregnancy in front of everybody, I realized.
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Ali Wong
American Actress
I think that's one of the reasons women don't tell people when they've had a miscarriage - they think it's their fault.
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Whitney Port
I had two miscarriages within a year or, like, a year and a half.
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Laura Whitmore
Irish Celebrity
It took me a year to talk about my miscarriage.
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George Zimmerman
American
I'd like to professionally... continue my education and hopefully become an attorney. I think that's the best way to stop the miscarriage of justice that happened to me from happening to somebody else. I don't think it should ever happen to anyone ever again - not one person.
Quote examples
Khloe Kardashian
American Entertainer
It is disgusting that 'Life & Style' and 'InTouch' magazines continue to print these false stories about my life: the status of my marriage, false reports about a miscarriage, the horrible lie that my dad is not my biological father, jealousy over my sisters' lives, etc.
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Audrey Hepburn
British Actress
If my world were to cave in tomorrow, I would look back on all the pleasures, excitements and worthwhilenesses I have been lucky enough to have had. Not the sadness, not my miscarriages or my father leaving home, but the joy of everything else. It will have been enough.
Quote examples
Ainsley Earhardt
American Journalist
If you're going through a hard time or if you've experienced a miscarriage, so many women have come up to me and said they went through the same thing, and they never wanted to talk about it, so I hope my journey can help you and that you can find God in my life.
Quote examples
Kat Timpf
American Writer
The reality is, punishing people by using a sentencing enhancement that was clearly intended to punish people who had been doing something far worse is, by definition, a miscarriage of justice.
Quote examples
Jack Kemp
American Politician
My wife had a miscarriage. We have rarely talked about it. It did make me more aware of the sanctity of human life, how precious every child is.
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Hilaria Baldwin
American Businesswoman
Having a miscarriage would hurt if I went through it in silence and it would hurt if I lose the pregnancy in front of everybody, I realized.
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Ali Wong
American Actress
I think that's one of the reasons women don't tell people when they've had a miscarriage - they think it's their fault.
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Whitney Port
I had two miscarriages within a year or, like, a year and a half.
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Laura Whitmore
Irish Celebrity
It took me a year to talk about my miscarriage.
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