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Symptoms of Miscarriage The most common symptom of a miscarriage is vaginal bleeding or discharge. This amount can vary from light spotting to heavier than a period. You may also pass blood clots or tissue from the vagina. Always see your GP if you have any bleeding during a pregnancy. If the bleeding is very heavy, call an ambulance or go to your nearest Accident and Emergency (A&E) department. Vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy can be a 'threatened' miscarriage, and does not necessarily develop into a miscarriage. Many women will go on to have a normal pregnancy after a threatened miscarriage.   Article continues below advertisement   As well as vaginal bleeding, a miscarriage can also cause abdominal pain or backache - rather like period pains. If the abdominal pain is very severe, sharp or one-sided, this may suggest ectopic pregnancy - a pregnancy developing outside the womb. This is a potentially life-threatening situation and you should call an ambulance or go to your nearest Accident and Emergency (A&E) department. With miscarriage, some women notice that pregnancy symptoms such as nausea or sore breasts disappear, whether or not there is bleeding. Others may have neither bleeding nor any other sign that something is wrong, but discover that their pregnancy has ended only during a routine antenatal scan. This is called a 'missed' or 'delayed' miscarriage. © Crown Copyright  (www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk 07/10/2007)   Where to now? Melissa Tells us about her Thrupenny Bits. A Great Time for All Ages to be had at Center Parcs Chat and make friends on our SmallTalk Forum   ◄back top▲ next►