Treatment of Miscarriage: Current Practice and Rationale

TL;DR: The data suggest that the use of progestogens is effective in the treatment of threatened miscarriage with no evidence of increased rates of pregnancy-induced hypertension or antepartum haemorrhage as harmful effects to the mother, nor increased occurrence of congenital abnormalities on the newborn.

TL;DR: The use of antidepressants, especially paroxetine, venlafaxine or the combined use of different classes of antidepressant, during pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of spontaneous abortion.

TL;DR: Expectant management led to a higher risk of incomplete miscarriage, need for unplanned (or additional) surgical emptying of the uterus, bleeding and need for transfusion, and risk of infection and psychological outcomes were similar for both groups.

TL;DR: Though there was a low risk of complications after each IVF treatment cycle, repeated attempts resulted in serious complications for many women, and these occurred much more often than after ovulation induction alone.

TL;DR: Use of manual vacuum aspiration curettage in the management of incomplete abortion can reduce hospital costs and save time for both patients and clinicians.

TL;DR: A number of recurrent themes observed among participants of pregnancy loss support groups are explored: the angst of an incompleted rite of passage; the struggle for defining the embryo, fetus, or neonate as a 'child' and of oneself as a'parent'; the search for and attribution of meaning to a seemingly unexplainable event; and the link between changing attitudes towards birth, death, and personhood.

TL;DR: In Europe, several countries with national health services have started experimenting with planned markets, with good access to care and a large emphasis on primary care and preventive services.

TL;DR: Finland has a national health care system funded through general taxation, with good access to care and a large emphasis on primary care and preventive services as mentioned in this paper, which has been reorganized with the purpose of increasing efficiency and performance.