What happens in your body during a miscarriage? - Nassim Assefi and Emily M. Godfrey

Explore what happens in the body during miscarriage, and learn about three common treatment options for pregnancy loss.
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Globally, around 23 million pregnancies end in miscarriage each year. Despite how common it is, miscarriage can still feel isolating, and for some, emotionally traumatizing. And myths about miscarriage add to the stigma, leading many to blame themselves for the loss. So what happens in the body during miscarriage? Nassim Assefi & Emily M. Godfrey take a closer look at pregnancy loss and treatment.
Lesson by Nassim Assefi and Emily M. Godfrey, directed by Lené van Heerden, We Are Batch TV.
A special thanks to the World Health Organization who provided information and insights for the development of this video.
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[@aisling664]

I genuinely didn't know miscarriages needed medical treatment. TV and other media has led me to believe you bleed, lose the pregnancy, and that's it.

[@ThangPVan_]

there you go

[@thisguy4287]

That is how it works usually

[@Sarah-ul9ec]

That's what happened to me, but everyone goes through it differently 😢

[@rosieg6989]

It is usually only that simple if it is very early in the pregnancy, anything later than a couple months and usually you’ll need some form of help.

[@CaptainUrielVentris7]

90% of the time 'watch and wait' works out, but the alternatives may be preferable even so. I'm glad the vid pointed out the treatments for complications of miscarriage are similar to abortion and thus many jurisdictions have made such care near impossible.

[@JennyChengSvicS]

Pls more of these topics. It's very rare to find this kind of education for women. It's very discreet as the public avoids talking about it in the open

[@FlyingDwarfman]

As someone who identifies as a father, husband, and son, I also feel like this is very important education for me and others with those identities. While it is difficult for me to understand experiences from perspectives I could never share, that they have been so taboo for generations made it impossible.

[@boingyboop4960]

I asked this question in a classroom once and got in trouble for asking

[@honor9lite1337]

Agreed.

[@dawnsreflection]

Agreed

[@Honeybunny_bun]

Which makes it easier to pass laws that limit reproductive rights

[@voidresident_m4r127]

I never knew miscarriages were that common and honestly, that is scary. I’m sorry to all those who have miscarried and as well, I hope good luck to you.

[@yo_darlin151]

Thank you.

[@ritzy2299]

I had a miscarriage, and I didn’t even know I was pregnant at the time. It was the most physical pain I’d ever been in, and I’ve got tattoos, broken bones, had teeth pulled, been in motorcycle accidents, and at this point have given actual birth (to a perfect daughter). The miscarriage was hands down the worst. Afterwards, what got me through it psychologically was Ali Wong’s stand up about her own miscarriage. It helped me understand how common miscarriage is, and that it doesn’t have to be a big deal unless you need/want it to be.

[@deebutterfly19]

I’m glad you got your rainbow baby ♥️

[@lacymae-y1j]

​@@dumhomie8656 since you seem so worried about how overpopulated the world is, how about you go tie a noose for your neck to help the world! 💗

[@nitzan3782]

Yes, and it can happen to anyone. My mom got pregnant almost instantly when she tried for each baby and had some abortions, but she miscarried between her first and second child.

[@candicelau5233]

​@@dumhomie8656 your intentions probably werent bad but saying their miscarriage was a blessing is so insensitive. their physical and psychological pain was not a blessing. + the world is not overpopulated, the world's birth rates are rapidly falling, we are more likely going to face an underpopulation problem.

[@Ho-oh.Builder]

@@candicelau5233 yeah but sometimes abortion is needed what if a teen gets pregnant or if there are serios risks for both the baby and the mother but also its bad if you dont absolutely need to

[@ThrillSeeker3524]

May everyone who is expecting or trying to conceive be successful, and my best wishes to everyone who has already been through miscarriage ❤

[@honor9lite1337]

👍🏻

[@natheriver8910]

👏👏

[@CreativeGirl32132]

❤

[@dumhomie8656]

the worlds overpopulated

[@yaeyoraaa]

​@@dumhomie8656 weirdo

[@Abhay0505]

Thank you for talking about such a serious issue for women, that society don't even talk or think of much 😊

[@Based_Gigachad_001]

Why should anyone care?

[@AkshayKumarX]

@@Based_Gigachad_001 Lame troll.

[@alexthemobster5849]

@@Based_Gigachad_001 Exactly why should anyone care about your mother's and sister's health.

[@Based_Gigachad_001]

​@@alexthemobster5849 I don't care about the health of random strangers.

[@ThrillSeeker3524]

I care about the health and safety of everyone; I don't care what anyone thinks or says. To me, all life is precious.

[@rachelledellavecchia4951]

3 out of my 7 pregnancies ended in miscarriages on or before 7 weeks. I'm greatful for my 4 healthy children but still miss my angel babies. It's a loss I had to bear alone since miscarriages are taboo and my husband never bonds with our children till after they are born.

[@senoriessamusic]

Men can hardly bond with their pregnant love ones and the little one in the tummy before the delivery

[@miro.georgiev97]

I'll never understand how, in some states, such as Arkansas and Alabama, it is _illegal_ to have a miscarriage, and you can be arrested and charged with murder or manslaughter for it! I'm not sure how a natural bodily function is at all comparable to murder, but apparently, it is so objectionable to some people that it's treated with the same level of contempt as the worst intentional act a person can commit.

[@Sneaker3719]

The cruelty is the point. It’s all about broadcasting to anyone with a uterus that they are little more than breeding stock, and that if they can’t fulfill that function, then they have no place in society.

[@MegaRhyz]

because the USA is run by crazies.

[@JBramson]

What statutes cover that?

[@miro.georgiev97]

@@JBramson Try looking up "states in which miscarriage is illegal" to start your search for those statutes. Unfortunately, I can't post links on KZbin because the algorithm automatically hides most of them under the assumption that they're all spam.

[@GTron13]

Wait that's a thing? I know abortions are becoming murky legal topics but miscarriages are beyond a person's control. How can you prove guilt in something like that??

[@zinhlemakh]

I've been avoiding watching these types of videos because i had a miscarriage last year and i thought it was my fault. Also i thought i was going to get punished for not getting checked out. But i didnt even realize what happened until months later. Sending so much Love to anyone else who may be going through this ❤️

[@MicroPoodle]

Thank you for this video. Unfortunately it seems most people don't know how common miscarriages are until they experience one. We didn't and it devastated us

[@kathyschreiner4852]

I’m sorry for your loss. I hope your medical providers helped you by explaining it. I’ll bet many women you know have also had miscarriages. Good luck.

[@lixica]

I had miscarriage (or actually cryptic pregnancy) and it was not only devastating experience but it was that bad that they had to do surgery. When I went to therapy, therapist told me how common miscarriages are but women doesn’t talk about them… And I now really get why. It changed me and one day I hope I’ll become mother. ❤

[@_zenith_139]

Woah, I can't believe I'm early for Ted Ed and not 13 years late.😲

[@renatocanteroamarilla5586]

I didn't notice the time until you said it that's great I got too used

[@sadie618]

Same youtube algorithm 😂

[@ElysianValkyrie]

Same😅

[@TyeArtisik]

I'm 11 days late

[@Ashley-vg8fv]

1/4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. It hurts. Even when years pass, the pain is there. "I held you for every second of your life, and I'll miss you for every moment of mine." Sending love to anyone who has been in these painful shoes.

[@nitzan3782]

More like 1/2. As the video showed, of every 3 fertilized eggs, 1 ends up in live birth, 1 fails to implant, and the rest are aborted or, much more commonly, miscarried.

[@bamsuth9650]

i love my mom

[@galaxyqueen3064]

I love my mom too

[@eattherich.]

I love my mom as well

[@GalaxyHD-750]

Same!💜 My mom's my rock and one of my biggest supporters AND my bff

[@vickiefinney6073]

How lucky to have a loving mother. My mother is a narcissist and has abused me my whole life. I'm now 56 and she's 74 and a year ago she attacked me in front of my young daughter. I haven't spoken to her since March 22, 2023. I do not need her around me or my family

[@PatroncitaLaborde]

THANK YOU FOR THIS , WE NEED THIS ❤

[@Khaleesi_Jack]

I once had a miscarriage, while not knowing i was pregnant. The physical toll it took was alot more than i ever expected, idk why. I never wanted kids, and when i felt my body actively terminating the pregnancy, and the fall out of it, the cramps, the blood, the chunks of tissue that passes it alarming and if i hadnt seen the tissue chunks as i went to the bathroom, i still wouldnt have known i was pregnant. I thought i was sick, had the flu or something, high fever, chills, sweating profusely, the whole 9. Ultimately, i was glad for it, but ill pass on the experience again, thanks.

[@kathrynjames6151]

My mom had a miscarriage a few years before I was born. She was roughly 10 weeks along when it happened. I always feel bad for her about it, but grateful for the people who helped her through it so that I and my younger siblings could be with her today.

[@jaysiabritton7691]

I've had two miscarriages. My first I just found out I was pregnant, but miscarried the next day. My second I made it to twelve weeks with twins! But then their hearts just stopped beating...I was devastated. My options were to wait to naturally have labor or get a D and C. I opted for the D and C. I didn't want to labor (very bloody) and have them keep sitting inside me. It's been a year now and I still deeply miss my babies🩷. I was blessed to have another baby since the twins though! Please keep talking about these things! So many don't know, or have different assumptions about pregnancy.

[@hawamohamed9979]

I hate that this topic is so taboo. So many women suffer from miscarriages and are forced to suffer in silence from the physical and emotional trauma it causes.

[@WolfeSaber9933]

Likely because there are those who just want abortions like it's a normal thing, which causes push back that causes the treatment for miscarriages to be difficult to access as the medication is the same for abortions and miscarriage treatment, like what the video said.

[@Toadey2012]

Maybe because there isn't much known about the topic

[@princesingh2629]

That is a topic to talk about. I am also surprised to know that they were this common but this is the first step towards this major social topic.

[@anyelle]

Thank you for this topic! I have experienced it - and it was terrible, because of lack of support from the doctors' side

[@DetectiveHIT-mr4wn]

Keep your heads up, it was never your fault

[@auntiesumsum]

I wish the video had gone into more detail about later term miscarriages. Thats where i would like to understand more....what has to go wrong for that to happen after the fetus is more developed.

[@ekaterinadzyubak197]

I'm in the middle of a miscarriage currently. Wondering why my doctor did not offer any options other than the surgical route. Perhaps that is because mine is a fairly late one that happened at the end of the first trimester. I will have to ask him tomorrow. Wishing courage and strength to anyone else who had gone or will go through this.

[@tbells12313]

me too, thought it was crazy this video just came out! I see you mama

[@kyliaROX]

at that point the only option is surgical. Medication is used under 12 weeks. I wish they included, that having had a late missed miscarriage i was told by many in my family i didn't need the abortion and to wait it out. But the pregnancy was just too far progressed for it to be done safely.

[@silvercheetah92]

I hope you’re doing well and get better soon

[@ekaterinadzyubak197]

Thank you everyone for your replies and well wishes. I got my answers today, as well as a DnC procedure. In my hospital they only offer medication option if the fetus is under 10 weeks of age. I was well beyond that at almost 13 weeks. The wait and see approach is an option but as I was already two weeks past the time when my baby passed and nothing much was changing, while I myself was rather uncomfortable, they thought the surgical route was best. Usually they strongly recommend it if three weeks have elapsed and there was no spontaneous clearance of the uterus as chances of infection and other complications go up while the fetus may be retained for a very long time yet. Be well, mamas.

[@rosieg6989]

@@ekaterinadzyubak197 I wish you a safe and quick recovery, and if it is your wish to have a child in the future I wish you all the best of luck with that too.

[@tashibalampkin8555]

3:30 "Several weeks of pain and bleeding." On my gosh. That's sounds horrible to go through.

[@andy6201]

Bro ive seen this in media so much, and i didnt even know what tf this was, thanks for letting me know 👍

[@fortune_roses]

Please cover more topics like this... ones that no one talks about

[@rosieg6989]

Thank you for making this very important video. Hopefully this education will reach all who need to see it.

[@marymonsour5044]

Thank you,Ted Talk❤

[@fariazaheer2411]

I personally have lost three of my siblings to miscarriages. I'm the fourth conceived child of my parents. Still to this day, it is a really painful experience for anyone to go through

[@kathyschreiner4852]

Information from a medical website: An embryo’s heart doesn’t start beating until about 22 days after fertilization. That’s a week after a missed period. As the video says, it’s very common that if the egg doesn’t implant properly, you usually aren’t even aware of that loss of a potential pregnancy (miscarriage).

[@alibobali4032]

"Missed period." That's assuming one has a regular menstrual cycle. Many period-havers (especially the younger end of the spectrum) don't have regular cycles. Just noting this.

[@kathyschreiner4852]

@@alibobali4032 Thanks for adding that - I forgot & you are absolutely correct!

[@user-nt8qf2ue7u]

This video is so important, thank you

[@truenorth1991]

Thank you for sharing this! I had two pregnancy losses this year and I still struggle with blaming myself and all doctors could tell me at the time was that sometimes it happens… I wish so much for more research and information on miscarriages so it doesn’t feel like a such a taboo to talk about , so more women can stop blaming themselves!

[@anayaz98]

Thank you for creating this video! I just had a miscarriage at 6 weeks this past April. It was my first time being pregnant. Nobody tells you how painful it is both physically and emotionally. Sending love to all those that have suffered a loss no matter how early or late in their pregnancy 😢

[@allysonpeck]

I wanna cry, ive never been pregnant, ive never lost a child but wow this is so sad. I knew it was sad but now i actually know it is

[@sujournsmith4417]

Had a miscarriage last year,it hurt alot but what made it worse was the father didn't give a damn.

[@kellydugas8214]

Same here for me. Had one years ago bf I got married and the father didn’t care

[@sandraaalbk7560]

This was so moving and respectful - thank you❤️

[@annezdrojewski8299]

And if it’s a second trimester miscarriage, even more medical intervention may be necessary (as in my case). I wish more people knew all more about this topic in general.

[@vornamen.2423]

It is such a silence Horror that the community has a blind spot on.

[@WolfeSaber9933]

Likely because there are those who don't want women to have an abortion just because they want to.

[@madhankumartk]

I did not know this before its so cool

[@betterchapter]

My heart goes out to all the mothers who have experienced a pregnancy loss. I can't even imagine the pain

[@ranjankumarsahu998]

It's great video. Unfortunately most of these videos are in english and may not reach to mass developing and 3rd world countries where knowledge about this things is scarce. May I request to make the videos available in other languages.. i can help with with Hindi, odia, bengali languages. I hope more can take the step and reach more people out there.

[@ColinMcLaughlin-f8y]

Thank you so much for doing this particular episode Ted-Ed! I had a cousin who suffered a miscarriage a couple of years ago and she texted me about it. She started blaming herself for it but I reassured her and told her that it wasn’t her fault. I told her the major reasons why a pregnancy might result in a miscarriage (from your video) and she felt better. Women’s health is commonly a taboo topic to discuss in my family but I bring it up since Dobbs overturned Roe. Thank you once again! Do more women’s health episodes so we can break the myth of women’s health not being important

[@healthtalk757]

This was beautifully delivered ❤.

[@sagittariusbeauty]

Thank you for this information.

[@marialindbergh3926]

Thank you for helping us be seen❤

[@medical_trivia]

Very accurate and educational!

[@taylorspeed3334]

Thank you for your video it’s very important that people are informed and educated about this topic ❤

[@jessicadecuir5622]

An interesting thing can happen in an ectopic pregnancy (a type of miscarriage that occurs when the fetus attempts to set up shop outside of the uterus) known as a lithopedion. Sometimes, the fetus is too large for the body to reabsorb, so the body calcifies it, turning it to stone. This process is similar to how a grain of sand becomes a pearl inside of an oyster. These pregnancies can go undetected for years. One case in Chile wasn’t detected for 50 years.

[@ChimeraAxolotl]

Thank you so much for making this video 🙏I can often use this videos to learn about things that no one talks about🙏

[@sarasuarez5529]

love these videos!!! Keep exploring these topics people scarcely speak of but need to understand!

[@magalyolivera5162]

Thank you for this important information, something we don't talk about enough and could help so many women and people around them if we learn how to support and show love at difficult moments. Also, to address the fact that we need better regulations and laws worldwide for women's healthcare.

[@AngelTerri]

Thank you for making and sharing this. As women, we should not be ashamed about this subject. Miscarriages can happen to anyone and I send my prayers of light and healing to those going through such terrible times.

[@teainnit27]

This topic was really moving for me, I'm at a loss for words

[@SharowbladyeGaymerPorate]

Id love to learn more about these types of topics

[@maritzacaruth9283]

Tysmfs. It makes a multitude of difference to understand it wasn't something that could have been helped. Had my🌈 baby 3 years later❣️

[@dhamini3801]

Going through a miscarriage may be physically and emotionally painful. Sending love to all those who have had. ❤ May God bless you multifold. 🤍

[@deutschesmaedchen2851]

I send my love to all the women who have suffered a miscarriage, I can only imagine how painful it must be to lose a child.❤

[@manuelka15]

like, physically painfull!

[@coolkatherine478]

@@manuelka15 Both physically, from the bleeding and pain, and mentally, from the sadness of losing your own child before even getting to see her/him. I feel so bad for all the mothers suffering a miscarriage.

[@modkip25]

Losing a child is so much worse, you cannot compare it to a miscarriage.

[@coolkatherine478]

@@modkip25 miscarriage is losing a child but in the womb. Even if it is losing a child or a miscarriage, we should respect the fact that mothers will mourn in the same way

[@modkip25]

@@coolkatherine478 No. Miscarriage is losing a foetus. It's not losing a child that you have raised. Don't be so cruel, you cannot compare the two.

[@dovahkiin0357]

Wow, thats so informative. Thank you

[@ljeans531]

Thank you for handling this topic with such care.

[@ganaspin]

Yet again, thank you Ted-Ed for tackling such important issues that are stigmatisated

[@user-bp4nv3qp4d]

Beautiful video 🧡🤍

[@theuser7472]

This is not just for women only. Men should also learn about this as this is a part of human body. The comments are testament to the failed education system that exists everywhere.

[@ITO_junji_Fan-zi9ss]

Funny, not single word of "women" mentioned in this video, odd 🤔

[@Adam-326]

@@ITO_junji_Fan-zi9ssApparently “not all people that can get pregnant are women”.

[@kaidanalenko5222]

@@Adam-326 🤡

[@01379]

The point is that women carry babies, so miscarriages naturally affect us first. It's a shame that medical professionals are supporting delusions to be politically correct. PhD recipients...

[@rosieg6989]

@@ITO_junji_Fan-zi9ss Over 40 million non-women have the ability to become pregnant, which includes trans men, some non-binary people, and some intersex people.

[@user-zq8di6wy3f]

My late mother had a miscarriage when i was 3 and my older brother was 5.She then went on to have my younger sister 2years later and my younger brother 2years after my younger brother.My younger sister had 2kids.A son and daughter she never had a miscarriage.I never had any kids.But i have plenty of nieces and nephews.

[@dawnsreflection]

We need to talk about women’s reproductive health more! Thank you for sharing this useful information ❤

[@screamingdolai]

This was incredibly hard to watch, and incredibly important to post. Thank you for this. For anyone still in pain from their miscarriages, no matter how long ago, you are not alone.

[@witch_in_a_wheelchair3050]

I've had 4, thank you for talking about this.

[@notoneofthehoes]

I appreciate content like this so much. To see an educational channel talk about something labeled, "taboo" is comforting. The current political climate makes it even harder to educate others on these topics and as a women I really appreciate a video like this. At those looking to criminalize miscarriages, you don't understand science, health, or even empathy.

[@Adam-326]

Well, humans, and especially politicians, can be incredibly shortsighted when it comes to achieving their goals. It’s unfortunate for everyone that miscarriages fall under the same umbrella as their similar cousins, which are far more serious crimes, but the fact is that they haven’t yet developed the necessary surveillance or monitoring capabilities to properly categorise such occurrences. And now, people are going to waste time on this.

[@Ayjshane]

I miscarried my first pregnancy. I was devastated since I totally didn't expect it to happen. Nobody talks about their miscarriages until you have one, then I realized a lot more women than I thought had been through the same thing. The process was very painful and emotionally hard. I am now pregnant with a totally healthy pregnancy and currently 27 weeks. It's one of those things that societies don't speak on but is apart of many people's journeys to a healthy baby.

[@irideaunicorn1620]

My best friend was pregnant with twins. It was a T2T Transfusion pregnancy. Ome had severe chromosomal defects, and the other(the healthier one) had heart defects. She miscarried around 6 months. I told her that they'd have to induce her andnahe guve birth to them even tho they were still born. She had no idea of that. But since then she's had a health baby boy.

[@specialsnowflake43]

I am so glad my mum was open to me about her own experience with miscarriage and that I actually knew that treatment after a miscarriage can be necessary and quite common

[@bernob9770]

Good info.

[@zoenavales7846]

Hello TedEd! I'm a nursing student from the Philippines and just wanna thank your platform for spreading awareness about reproductive health and pregnancy. I have delivered a baby boy December last year as part of our DR rotations and it warms my heart bringing an angel into this world and also assisting parents in making their pregnancy memorable. No mother should experience the pain of losing a child, and even though others might think having miscarriage is a taboo, I personally encourage pregnant mothers to fully express your concerns to your health provider and seek support if needed. Since miscarriage occurs during the first trimester of pregnancy (the most critical period btw), antenatal care or check-ups is a must. Ask questions, be receptive of them. Remember, pregnancy isn't just about the mother and child alone and tackling the issue of miscarriage doesn't have to be scary.

[@viewfromthehighchair9391]

Thank you for this information; I am a better person for knowing it as I did not understand, as it turns out, anything about the subject before.

[@estnineteen91]

I’m one of 4. Had a miscarriage at the age of 25 in 2017. Haven’t been pregnant since….makes me wonder..

[@gabriellawang3568]

Rather unfortunate that stress would not trigger miscarry

[@tillibrookssheep6616]

Thank you 🤩

[@TheNicMMc]

I didn’t know that miscarriage can fatal. The whole process is bad enough but not having healthcare access is inhumane. All the more reason to vote in the upcoming election.

[@Xamerax]

I live on the other side of the world, but I pray that trump doesn’t win. My country often follow USA:s footsteps and if trump wins…our country can be screwed as well. Everyone who votes against trump do the world a service.

[@RaptureInRed]

Look up Savita Halipanivar. She died because she was suffering a complicated miscarriage, and the hospital refused to assist in completing the processes due to restrictive abortion laws.

[@rosieg6989]

Yeah, the two most fatal outcomes is either the body isn't able to pass the fetus fully and what remains forms a deadly infection, or the body does just will not stop heavily bleeding and eventually you die from blood loss.

[@victoriakovac-hidalgo8244]

Before my little brother was born, my mom had a miscarriage, making him a rainbow baby. But, I had always wondered why my sister had left me... And this video kinda gave me the reassurance that no doctor could have. Thank you Ted Ed. Thank you.

[@playditz7215]

Wow, such a sweet voice❤ Ears got fertilized.

[@natheriver8910]

Very interesting

[@thaihanh1602]

I cannot fully understand the meaning of this video, does anyone can explain the video in a simpler way, please?

[@tinyteeth7537]

The video explains treatment options for recovery and how miscarriages happen.

[@jyusatsu]

My mother had a miscarriage to my to-be-younger-sister. I just learned about it many years later when I was old enough to understand and after we have my younger brother (suppose to be his older sister). I can still remember her sadness when she brought it up coz she's been praying to have a baby girl. I thank God she was alright after that and was able to conceive my brother and she is okay today. Things can not really turn out the way we hope to. I send my regards to all women who experienced it and may you overcome this saddening and painful experience.

[@joanhoffman3702]

Our mother had a miscarriage between my older sister and myself. She told me once (I don’t remember under what circumstances). My older sister didn’t know until years later.

[@Badboy52144]

Nice animation

[@semja]

I appreciate learning more about this. Nothing is really out there

[@christigmc]

I had 2 miscarriages between my 2 children. Possibly more because my husband and I tried to get pregnant for 4 years. One miscarriage was incomplete. The doctor gave me the option of medication or D&C, I chose D&C because I just wanted it to be over with. But a D&C is quite uncomfortable. My husband and I have 2 theories why I had miscarriages. My OBGYN sent what was vacuumed out of me to the pathology lab. The only useful information we got was that the fetus had type A blood. I have type O. Both my kids have type O. Maybe my body saw the type A blood as foreign. Second theory, both my pregnancies had some pretty bad complications, preeclampsia. One towards the end and after, the other only after. Maybe my body had some way of trying to save me by preventing pregnancy.

[@rosieg6989]

For your blood hypothesis that is very possible, and because of which it is very much not your fault, you couldn't control what blood type your fetus would have.

[@dorit_efron]

thats really bad i have 0 rh- blood type and i have to use blood thinners until the end of my life because of my heart problems and my dad has hemophilia.i guess we have genetic disorder.

[@shivjain]

thanks for this video

[@jvb5590]

Thank you TED-ED for touching on such a complex, sensitive topic! Please do more videos on topics that are subjects of controversy.

[@katylindblom6674]

This is why we need to stop the war on people who can conceive ❤

[@mxdbscts]

My mother would have died without access to appropriate miscarriage treatments. Thank you for this video.

[@bererhizineb277]

Thank you

[@rosanilebron1566]

I suffered a miscarriage in 2013. I was 41 years old, and it was my first pregnancy. At 41 years old it is not the best scenario to get pregnant, because already a woman's body is starting the perimenopausal stage. Hormones and egg production are declining, which can lead to improper implantation of the embryo in the uterus. Menopause can take more than ten years to completion; at that time, I was already into perimenopause. Now, at age 52 and three years into menopause, NOW I understand why the pregnancy didn't happen! Female hormones are very complex and we, who have female bodies, need to learn and understand all of these biological cycles. EDUCATION is the key to understanding.

[@RaptureInRed]

Thank you for making a video describing in detail a topic we are largely forbidden from discussing.

[@sarahqueen5618]

So good to finally get content about this taboo topic! Thanks so much A big bear hug to anyone who is going through this, a few friends and relatives have shared their experiences with me and it takes a lot to process this, body and mind 🍀

[@chocolateoreo6489]

Such a sad, yet important video❤

[@mandiegodoy5795]

Why didn’t you talk more about getting the mental help one might need post miscarriage? That has a far greater impact on women than the need for “medical services.”

[@rosieg6989]

If someone doesn't get the medical services they need during a miscarriage, then they likely won't live to have to worry about mental health.

[@mandiegodoy5795]

@@rosieg6989 As said in the video miscarriage doesn't always need medical attention. Almost ALWAYS women need mental support after a miscarriage.

[@rosieg6989]

@@mandiegodoy5795 But majority of miscarriages DO need some form of medical help. A small percent don't, but most of those cases were so early in the pregnancy that most of the time the person didn't even know they were pregnant.

[@mandiegodoy5795]

@@rosieg6989 What does knowing whether or not have to do with the care someone receives? Have you ever had a miscarriage?

[@mariahanczewska8109]

Thank you for triggering one of my biggest fears and giving me knowledge in the same time. :'-)

[@wasle]

thank you

[@courtney1496]

Very interesting, thank you. They don't really ever go into too much detail like this, but the D & C procedure is what i dreaded after a miscarriage. Thankfully i only had to go through this 3 times in my lifetime. ❤

[@alexisduarte4542]

I broke down with my mom reassuring her that in no way it was her fault. We were at one of our favorite restaurants I could tell something was off so I wanted to treat her. A mothers strength is as apparent in vulnerability and shes now happier then ever with her first daughter. She told me one day we will meet my brother and finally meet him for now he watches over us.