Miscarriages Of Abortion

The loss of a child is not comprehensible; however, many families experience child loss due to spontaneous abortions. Kjaesgaard et al. (2013) defined spontaneous abortion as a miscarriage occurring within the first 22 weeks of gestation, the time between a mother’s last menstrual cycle and birth. They also asserted that spontaneous abortions occur in approximately one out of four women (p. 1). Miscarriages are considered recurrent when women experienced more than three spontaneous abortions. Mothers usually experienced extraordinary pain and depression following a spontaneous abortion. Although spontaneous abortions have occurred for many years, doctors and researchers question the primary cause of miscarriages. Bashour and Salam (2001) asserted that psychological stress was the primary cause of spontaneous abortion …show more content…
(2013) investigated the relationships between antidepressants and spontaneous abortions. They analyzed the progress and results of pregnancies according to The Danish National Hospital Registry (DNHR) from 1 February 1997 to 31 December 2008. Given that Kjaersgaard et al. analyzed prenatal and postnatal data for approximately 12 years, their analysis excluded recalled antidepressants and cases where mothers chose to have an induced abortion. In order to have a case controlled study, Kjaersgaard et al. separated and analyzed women who used antidepressants throughout their pregnancy, women who were depressed, and women who were neither depressed or prescribed antidepressants. In addition to categorizing women based upon their state of mind, they separated women according to the antidepressants they were prescribed, maternal age, cohabitation, education level, and income. Prior to analyzing the given data, Kjaersgaard et al. calculated the risk rates of spontaneous abortion within each maternal age category (pp.1-2). Ultimately, they began to analyze connections between antidepressant usage and spontaneous abortion