Is abortion contagious to others?

Having a healthy baby is what every expectant mother desires. However, during the long pregnancy, there will be any misfortunes that the expectant mother does not want to happen. Miscarriage is very likely to happen in the early stages of pregnancy. This makes expectant mothers worried. Is miscarriage contagious?

Let’s first understand abortion:

Termination of pregnancy before 28 weeks of pregnancy and fetal weight less than 1000g is called miscarriage. Miscarriage occurring before 12 weeks of pregnancy is called early miscarriage, and miscarriage occurring between 12 weeks and less than 28 weeks of pregnancy is called late miscarriage. Miscarriage is divided into spontaneous miscarriage and artificial miscarriage. The incidence of spontaneous miscarriage accounts for about 15% of all pregnancies, and most of them are early miscarriage. There are also two special types of miscarriage: missed miscarriage and habitual miscarriage.

Causes of miscarriage:

1. Genetic factors

In early spontaneous abortion, 50% to 60% of embryos have chromosomal abnormalities, most of which are abnormalities in chromosome number, followed by abnormalities in chromosome structure.

2. Environmental factors

There are many adverse external factors that affect reproductive function, which can directly or indirectly cause damage to the embryo or fetus.

3. Maternal factors

(1) Systemic diseases: Acute illness during pregnancy and high fever can cause uterine contractions and lead to miscarriage; bacterial toxins or viruses (herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus, etc.) enter the fetal blood circulation through the placenta, causing fetal death and miscarriage.

(2) Reproductive organ diseases Pregnant women may have uterine malformations (such as double uterus, septate uterus and uterine hypoplasia) and pelvic tumors (such as uterine fibroids), which may affect the growth and development of the fetus and lead to miscarriage.

(3) Endocrine disorders such as hypothyroidism, uncontrolled severe diabetes, and luteal insufficiency can all lead to miscarriage.

(4) Traumatic abdominal surgery during pregnancy, especially in the early stages of pregnancy, or trauma during mid-pregnancy can cause uterine contractions and lead to miscarriage.

4. Insufficient placental endocrine function

5. Immune factors

The above shows that miscarriage is not contagious, so expectant mothers please do not worry.