A miscarriage is an event that results in the loss of a fetus during early pregnancy. There are about eight different types of miscarriages, the most common being, Ectopic miscarriage, where the egg implants in places other than the Uterus, most often the Fallopian tubes, a Complete miscarriage, where the products of conception are expelled from the body, and lastly the Blighted Ovum, where the fertilized egg implants into the uterine wall, but fetal development never begins. The cause of a miscarriage varies between the women and sometimes cannot be …show more content…
An ultrasound is also performed to determine the sex of the baby, usually during the second trimester. There are several type of ways you can determine the sex, some of them are, Transvaginal Scans, designed to probe transducers inside of the vagina to generate Sonogram images, Standard Ultrasound, being the traditional ultrasound exam, and the 3D, 4D ultrasound which gives you a clearer image. All of these can be performed to determine the sex of the baby. Most women go into labor between 36 and 40 weeks by getting induced, water breaking, or begin having contractions. Contractions are a series of sharp, painful cramps that last up to eight minutes and generally are 5 to 10 minutes apart. Inducing occurs when the doctor has to break your water if it doesn’t break on its own. Your cervix has to be dilated to 10 in order for you to start pushing, once it is you can start pushing and meet your bundle of