Abortion (Measures and Importance) PDF

Summary

This document discusses abortion, miscarriage, and related topics such as live births, stillbirths, and the loss of an embryo or fetus. It also touches on statistics and terminology related to these aspects of pregnancy.

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**[L14: Abortion (measures and importance)]** - 25-30% of pregnancies end in miscarriage - Live births: when a baby is born and shows signs of life (breathing, heartbeat, movement) - Still births: when a baby is born dead after 24 completed weeks of pregnancy, around 1 in every 200...

**[L14: Abortion (measures and importance)]** - 25-30% of pregnancies end in miscarriage - Live births: when a baby is born and shows signs of life (breathing, heartbeat, movement) - Still births: when a baby is born dead after 24 completed weeks of pregnancy, around 1 in every 200 births in England - Miscarriages: loss of an embryo/foetus weighing \

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