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Fact sheets about miscarriage

Information about miscarriage can be overwhelming. You can use our printable fact sheets to give yourself or others time to digest the information they need to know at a later time.

For Men

While you share your partner's sadness and grief of the pregnancy loss, you may grieve in different ways and intensities. Here we provide information and support that may be helpful for men.

Testing for miscarriage

In Australia, testing for the cause of miscarriage is not generally offered unless you have experienced recurrent miscarriages (3 or more miscarriages in a row) or if you have a personal or family history of a condition that may impact your pregnancy.

Your emotions

Miscarriage is a unique form of loss. Families may mourn the absence of a baby that they didn't have the chance to get to know.

Recurrent miscarriage

Currently, in Australia, recurrent miscarriage is defined as 3 or more miscarriages in a row. Around 1-2% of women experience recurrent miscarriage. Having one miscarriage after another is often highly distressing and traumatic. Testing to see if there is a possible reason why you are experiencing recurrent miscarriage is important.

Expert Advisory Committee

In developing the Miscarriage Australia website, we engaged an expert advisory committee to review the information on our website to ensure the information and resources are evidence based and reflect current best-practice.

For Everyone

We share links to Australian based organisations that provide pregnancy loss support and mental health support free of charge.

What’s next for Miscarriage Australia?

We are continually working to update our website with the most current information based on our research and the research of others. There are many areas of the website that we would like to develop further and will be seeking ongoing feedback and sponsorship for.

Late miscarriage

Late miscarriage refers to a pregnancy loss between 13 and 20 weeks gestation (second trimester of pregnancy).Β  Late miscarriage is much less common, occurring in 1 to 2 in 100 women.