Pregnancy Miscarriage – a Hidden Danger

Pregnancy miscarriage is a great concern, especially for women who are pregnant for the first time. Once a woman has been through the process once, she is usually more relaxed.

Someone out there had it out for pregnant girls. As if it isn’t hard enough on them already, there is a disorder known as Pre-Eclampsia. Below, we will take a look at this disorder and how it affects you, and how to tell whether you have it.

Pre-Eclampsia is a pregnancy disorder involving convulsions and can lead to pregnancy miscarriage and worse. It generally the condition occurs after 20 weeks of pregnancy, and usually with the first child. If no signs or symptoms of this danger appear, there is still a possibility that problems can arise before, during, or after labor.

There is only one true way to tell if you are carrying the disorder—convulsions. These convulsions have four stages of grueling pain:

Stage 1 – Unless the woman is aware and watching for this stage, it is generally missed. In stage one the woman will simply roll her eyes and her hand and face muscles will slightly twitch.

Stage 2 – Shortly after stage one, the teeth will clench, the arms and legs will go rigid. A woman may bite her tongue and the face and hand muscles that where twitching will now be clenching. In this stage, the woman will also experience loss of breath for that usually lasts for about 30 seconds.

Stage 3 – This is where it gets really bad. The muscles will begin to jerk violently and frothy and slightly bloody saliva will appear. After two minutes of this, the victim may go into a coma, or occasionally have heart failure.

Stage 4 – If not dead, she will fall into a deep unconscious state. This can persist for hours, or pass quickly.

Clearly this is a serious condition. If any of these symptoms occur, visit your doctor immediately. You could lose two lives if you are not properly treated.