What to pay attention to during a natural miscarriage?

Written by Du Rui Xia
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Updated on February 02, 2025
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During the period of miscarriage, it is important to ensure adequate sleep to help the body recover. Additionally, it is crucial to stay warm, avoid cold exposure, and refrain from consuming raw, cold, or spicy foods. Opt for light, easily digestible foods instead, and consider drinking some brown sugar or millet porridge. It is also essential to maintain a good emotional state to facilitate physical recovery. Since women may feel particularly low after a miscarriage, family support and psychological care are important during this time. Moreover, maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in the genital area is necessary; frequent changing of underwear and sanitary pads is advised. A week after the miscarriage, it is advisable to visit the hospital for a follow-up examination.

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What is lochia after a natural miscarriage?

Vaginal bleeding is a symptom of natural miscarriage, and this is known as lochia. Lochia is the discharge from the vagina after childbirth, typically ceasing about a week postpartum. After a natural miscarriage, normal bleeding lochia generally has a bloody smell but does not have any other odorous scents. Following a natural miscarriage, it is important to monitor the expulsion of lochia, paying attention to its amount, color, and odor changes, as these factors can reflect the recovery of the uterus. Normally, the lochia will clear up around a week, and it should not last longer than two weeks at most. If lochia persists for an extended period after the miscarriage and is accompanied by abdominal discomfort, a hospital visit is necessary for a follow-up to check the condition of the uterus.

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Will there be stomach pain during a natural miscarriage?

During a natural miscarriage, abdominal pain occurs due to uterine contractions. This pain is caused by localized ischemia and hypoxia in the uterus and is a common occurrence. During a miscarriage, the uterus needs to continually contract to expel the gestational sac and decidual tissues. However, this pain is generally slightly less severe than the pain experienced during childbirth. After the gestational sac is expelled, the pain usually diminishes. Post-miscarriage, abdominal pain typically persists for two to three days. Once the residual tissues are expelled, the extent of uterine contractions gradually decreases, and the abdominal pain will also ease.

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If at ten days pregnant, you determine through blood tests or urine tests that you are indeed pregnant and do not wish to continue the pregnancy, hoping for a natural miscarriage is not advisable. Natural miscarriage refers to the spontaneous expulsion of the gestational sac from the uterine cavity. In clinical practice, a natural miscarriage is something that can only be encountered, not sought after, as it occurs naturally and cannot be influenced externally. It primarily happens due to poor quality of the gestational sac. Since a natural miscarriage may or may not occur, if you do not wish to continue the pregnancy, waiting it out is not significantly beneficial. Instead, it is advisable to opt for medical intervention to terminate the pregnancy as soon as possible.

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What is the discharge from a natural miscarriage?

Miscarriage refers to the spontaneous expulsion of the gestational sac from the uterine cavity, without the need for human intervention. Human interventions mainly include medical abortion or painless surgical abortion. During a miscarriage, the gestational sac is expelled from the uterus, so the expelled material is primarily the gestational sac. The sac generally consists of white villous tissue, and during a natural miscarriage, it is essential to identify villous tissue in the pregnancy tissue in order to confirm a natural miscarriage. Besides the villous tissue, due to decidualization changes in the endometrium after pregnancy, the tissue expelled during a miscarriage also contains a certain amount of decidual tissue. Therefore, the material expelled in a natural miscarriage mainly includes the villous tissue, followed by uterine decidual tissue.

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What to eat after a natural miscarriage

After a natural miscarriage, it's important to pay attention to dietary adjustments, ensuring a balanced intake of both meat and vegetables, and reasonably incorporating nutrients. The diet should include more protein-rich foods, such as eggs, lean meats, dairy, and bean products, all of which can help replenish the body's energy. Additionally, it's important to consume foods rich in iron, since women may experience bleeding after a miscarriage, leading to iron loss. Therefore, eating more iron-containing foods, including eggs, animal organs, animal blood, and jujube, is advisable. Moreover, consuming more vitamin-rich foods to enhance the body's immune system is recommended. Eating fresh vegetables and fruit can strengthen the immune system, promote digestion and absorption, prevent constipation during pregnancy, and facilitate physical recovery.