Table of Contents

SECTION I The Basics

• Preparing for Pregnancy: Understanding Your Body
• Nutrition and Pregnancy: Feeding thee Baby
• What is Miscarriage?
• Recurrent Miscarriage: Lightning Strikes Twice (or More)
• Diagnostic Evaluation for Miscarriage: What You Can expect Step-by-Step
• New Technology for the New Age
• Miscarriage Myths

SECTION II Anatomy Is Not Destiny

• Cervical Insufficiency: Competent Woman, Incompetent Cervix
• Asherman Syndrome: Scarred and Scared
• The Abnormal Uterus: Shaping Up
• Ectopic Pregnancy: Misplaced Trust
• Fibroids: Unwanted Guests
• Multiple Pregnancy: Less is More

SECTION III Malfunctions: Systems Failure

• Severe Maternal Illness: Blindsided
• Endocrine Causes of Miscarriage: Yes, It's Hormonal
• Daibetes: It's About Control
• Inadequate Corpus Luteum: Tired Ovaries
• Blighted Ovum: A Bad Start
• Auto-Immune Disease: When the Body Fights Itself
• Blood-Clotting Disorders: Too Much of a Good Thing

SECTION IV Environmental Hazards: When Nature Doesn't Nurture

• Infections: Germ Invaders
• Toxic Agents: Greening Your Pregnancy
• Trauma: Danger Zones
• Stress, Psychology, and Pregnancy

SECTION V Understanding

• Grieving, Coping, Hoping
• FAQ: Your Questions Answered
• Glossary of Terms
• About the Authors