Understanding Miscarriage at 15 Weeks

Vaginal bleeding, cramping, passing fluid or tissue can occur, but the diagnosis should not be made from symptoms alone. The clinical team can assess your immediate health and explain the next steps with sensitivity.

Assessment may include checking pulse and blood pressure, examining the abdomen, ultrasound and blood tests. Clinicians will ask about pain, fluid loss, the amount of bleeding, pregnancy history, medicines and blood group. These details help them identify urgent needs and confirm whether pregnancy loss has occurred.

If miscarriage is confirmed, care depends on your condition and the findings. Options can include medicine to help the womb empty or a procedure to remove remaining pregnancy tissue. The team should explain what each approach involves, expected bleeding and pain relief before you decide when a choice is clinically available.

Contact your maternity service promptly if you have symptoms now. Use pads to monitor blood loss, take only advised pain relief and arrange for a trusted person to accompany you. Bring pregnancy records and a list of medicines to the hospital.

After treatment, follow the team's guidance about bathing, vaginal products, sex, activity and follow-up. Recovery also includes emotional wellbeing; grief may feel different for each person and partner. You can request bereavement support, counselling, help with workplace documentation, or a later appointment to discuss results and future pregnancy planning.

Attend emergency care for heavy bleeding, rapidly worsening abdominal pain, fainting, severe dizziness, confusion, breathlessness, fever, chills or foul-smelling discharge. Ongoing vomiting, inability to keep fluids down, or feeling suddenly very unwell also needs urgent review.

Call local emergency services if you collapse or cannot reach care safely. After medical or surgical treatment, use the discharge contact immediately if pain or bleeding is escalating rather than settling.

Ask how the diagnosis was confirmed, which treatment choices fit your situation, and what you may experience during recovery. Clarify whether your rhesus status calls for treatment, whether tissue examination is offered, when follow-up is due, and who can help if grief, anxiety or sleep problems become hard to manage.