Miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy before 24 weeks.
Approximately one quarter of pregnancies ends in miscarriage. This is around a quarter of a million pregnancies in the UK each year. The vast majority of miscarriages (80%) occur during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. A pregnancy can end so early on that the woman may not yet have missed a period, or been aware of the pregnancy.
The majority of women who have a miscarriage go on to have a successful pregnancy next time.
If you have been affected by the loss of a baby in pregnancy, whether recently or long ago, The Miscarriage Association can offer information and support.
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Mimba inayotokwa ni ile ambayo hufanyika kabla ya wiki 24 za ujauzito. Karibu robo ya mimba huishia kwa kuharibika kwa mimba. Hii ni karibu robo ya milioni ya mimba nchini Uingereza kila mwaka. Ugonjwa huu unaathiri zaidi ya asilimia 80 ya mimba zinazozaliwa katika wiki 12 za kwanza za ujauzito. Ujamzito unaweza kuisha mapema sana hivi kwamba huenda mwanamke huyo asikupoteza hedhi, au asijue kwamba amekuwa mjamzito. Wanawake wengi wanaopata utoaji-mimba huendelea kuwa na mimba yenye mafanikio wakati ujao. Ikiwa umepatwa na kupoteza mtoto wakati wa ujauzito, iwe hivi karibuni au zamani, Chama cha Mimba ya Mimba kinaweza kutoa habari na msaada. Kwa mfano, unaweza kupiga simu kwa 0300-3380-800 ili uagize mteja wako au kutumia huduma yetu ya kutafuta huduma ili kupata mteja wako wa karibu.