Loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks.

• A. Miscarriage
• B. Stillbirth
• C. Ectopic pregnancy
• D. Neonatal death

Answer: (A)

Loss before 20 weeks is described as a miscarriage. It refers to the spontaneous loss of an intrauterine pregnancy before the fetus is generally viable, with 20 weeks commonly used as the cutoff. Stillbirth means fetal death after viability has been reached (often after 20 weeks, though definitions vary). Neonatal death is death of a live-born infant within the first 28 days. An ectopic pregnancy involves implantation outside the uterus and is a separate category, not defined by gestational age. So the term that best fits a pregnancy loss before 20 weeks is miscarriage.