What is a miscarriage

A miscarriage is the loss of an early pregnancy in the first 12 weeks. In a miscarriage, the embryo's growth and heartbeat stop.
Vaginal bleeding is often one of the first symptoms or no heartbeat is seen on the ultrasound.
In the case of blood loss, a miscarriage actually occurs in half of the cases, in the remaining cases the blood loss has another cause.

What are the symptoms of a miscarriage?

If the ultrasound detects a miscarriage, you may not have any symptoms at all. It can sometimes take days or weeks after the baby/fruit has stopped growing before you experience symptoms of a miscarriage.
With most miscarriages, women experience abdominal pain and blood loss. The abdominal pain can vary from minor to the feeling of a 'mini birth'. Blood loss increases as the baby/fruit is born and then decreases again. A few hours of heavy menstruation (large sanitary towels per hour), accompanied by clots, is normal.
Whether the child/fruit that is born is recognizable depends, among other things, on how far along the pregnancy was when development stopped. From 8-9 weeks it can already be recognizable as a mini-human, the size of a fingertip.
After the miscarriage, bleeding stops within 2 weeks. The cramps continue to decrease.