'''Pregnancy loss''' is the loss of an embryo or fetus. The terms [[early pregnancy loss]] and [[late pregnancy loss]] are often used but there is no consensus over their definitions.
==Unintentional pregnancy loss== * [[Miscarriage]] ** [[Toxic abortion]], caused by pollution or chemical exposures * [[Implantation failure]] * [[Molar pregnancy]] * [[Embryo loss]] * [[Fetal resorption]] * [[Blighted ovum]] * [[Vanishing twin]] * [[Stillbirth]]
==Pregnancy loss through termination== * [[Foeticide]] ** [[Abortion]] *** [[Selective reduction]] to reduce the number of fetuses in a multiple pregnancy *** [[Hysterotomy abortion]], a surgical abortion of a non-viable fetus performed similar to a cesarean section *** [[Late-term abortion]] *** [[Self-induced abortion]] *** [[Sex-selective abortion]] *** [[Forced abortion]] ** [[Child destruction]]
==See also== * [[Pregnancy with abortive outcome]] * [[Perinatal mortality]] * [[Murder of pregnant women]] * [[Death of a child]]
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