{"id":30237,"date":"2023-07-19T12:26:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T19:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/obria.org\/washington\/understanding-miscarriage-symptoms-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T13:35:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T20:35:56","slug":"understanding-miscarriage-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/obria.org\/washington\/understanding-miscarriage-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Miscarriage Symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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So you found out you\u2019re pregnant a few weeks ago and you can\u2019t wait to meet your little one. But today you saw blood in your underwear. <\/strong>Does this bleeding mean something has happened with your pregnancy – could it be a miscarriage?<\/strong><\/p>

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Well first off, take a deep breath. There can be plenty of reasons for bleeding during pregnancy and you don\u2019t have to assume the worst. We did some research into what bleeding could mean.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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To begin with, let\u2019s define what exactly a miscarriage is.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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A miscarriage is defined as the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before the 20th week (1)<\/b>. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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As a general fact, most miscarriages occur before the 12th week of pregnancy (1). There are a couple different signs that can point to miscarriage during this time. Even if you do experience these symptoms, that does not guarantee you have had a miscarriage (1):<\/span><\/p>

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