Triage and care for women with symptoms or diagnosis of pregnancy loss between 14 + 0 and 21 + 6 weeks' gestation.

ABSTRACT: Mid-trimester pregnancy loss (MTL), defined as a pregnancy loss occurring between 14 + 0 and 21 + 6 weeks of gestation, causes significant physical and emotional distress to women and presents clinical challenges to healthcare professionals. It is acknowledged that in low-resource settings, this guideline might be applicable to births up to 28 weeks or babies weighing less than 1 kg. Risk factors for MTL include advanced maternal age, previous history of MTL, women of Black ethnicity, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, obesity, and anatomical factors such as a short cervix, congenital uterine anomalies, and myomas. Medical risk factors include previous cervical trauma from loop electrosurgical excision procedure or Cesarean section in labor, placental dysfunction, infections, thrombop

SUBMITTER: Fox CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12724057 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature