pregnancy loss

American  

[preg-nuhn-see laws] / ˈprɛg nən si ˈlɔs /

noun

1. the death of a fetus or embryo before birth; miscarriage.

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Example Sentences

“These are the conditions that she was in when she was pregnant. And we cannot rule out that having been under that level of stress and fear and having that little care contributed to her pregnancy loss,” Petty said.

From Salon

Mrs Beverley said it had highlighted to her how pregnancy loss was still a taboo subject and reliving Sunny's birth had added "further distress".

From BBC

Early pregnancy loss affects about one in four pregnancies, according to the hospital, and the ward team wanted to create a dedicated space to support patients going through this.

From BBC

The authors found that 79 percent of the patients who got the local anesthetic were treated by physicians who are board-certified in complex family planning, a gynecological subspecialty that focuses on pregnancy prevention, pregnancy loss, and abortion.

From Slate

Grandmothers have been prosecuted decades after pregnancy loss thanks to investigators using forensic genetic genealogy to hunt them down.

From Slate