Ask The Expert: 🩺👩🏻‍⚕️Paano Iwasan ang Miscarriage o Pregnancy Complications? 😢

I assume that you are referring to Preterm Labor that occurs before week 37. The exact mechanism po that causes the onset of labor is unknown. However, various risk factors have been associated with preterm labor (PTL). These include preterm rupture of membranes, infection, multiple gestation (twins, triplets) , uterine abnormalities, preterm delivery; maternal prepregnancy weight less than 50 kg,; maternal diseases including preeclampsia, infections, intra-abdominal disease or surgery; and low socioeconomic status.

Threatened abortion usually happen when there is bleeding pero wala naman pong products of conception na nailabas. Eto yung mga pasyente na binabatayan ng maigi at usually sinasabihan ng strict bed rest muna.

The most common cause of first trimester abortions is fetal chromosomal abnormalities. It is estimated that 60% to 80% of all Spontanous miscarriage in thefirst trimester (

Threatened abortion usually happens when there is uterine bleeding pero wala naman pong products of conception na nailabas or dilation ng cervix. Maaring ang tinutukoy nyo po ay 'Spontaneous abortion' kung saan nailabas po ang products of conception kaya hindi na po viable ang pregnancy habang ang "threatened abortion" naman ay maaari oanh ipagpatuloy na pagbubuntis.