Mid-trimester pregnancy loss.
Mid-trimester pregnancy loss (MTL) occurs between 12 and 24 weeks' gestation. The true incidence of this pregnancy complication is unknown, because research into MTL in isolation is scarce, although the estimated incidence has been noted to be 2% to 3% of pregnancies. A comprehensive preconceptual screening protocol is recommended, because the cause for an MTL may be present in isolation or combined (dual pathology), and is often heterogeneous. Patients with a history of MTL are at an increased risk of future miscarriage and preterm delivery. This risk is increased further depending on the number of associative factors diagnosed.
Department of Obstetrics, Liverpool Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool L8 7SS, UK. Electronic address: kellymcnamee@doctors.org.uk.
Kelly M
KM
McNamee
Department of Obstetrics, Liverpool Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool L8 7SS, UK.
Feroza
F
Dawood
Department of Gynaecology, Liverpool Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool L8 7SS, UK.
Roy G
RG
Farquharson
D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000328:Adult; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D023802:Cerclage, Cervical / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000473:pathology*; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*
Antiphospholipid syndrome; Bacterial vaginosis; Cerclage; Late pregnancy loss; Mid-trimester loss; Miscarriage investigations; Recurrent miscarriage