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Miscarriage facts for kids

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A miscarriage is the natural death of an embryo or fetus in the womb, before it is old enough to live on its own, outside the mother. The medical words for a miscarriage are spontaneous abortion. ("Spontaneous" means something that a person did not expect to happen. An "abortion" is when a pregnancy ends early, before birth.)

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  • Karlsruhe Hauptfriedhof Kleinstkinder

    A cemetery for miscarried fetuses, stillborn babies, and babies who have died soon after birth

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Aborto espontáneo para niños

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