miscarry

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Known as Oropouche virus, it can trigger a fever that may cause pregnant people to miscarry or their babies to have birth defects known as microcephaly, or smaller than usual heads.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2025

Up to one in four women who know they are pregnant will miscarry, according to the National Library of Medicine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024

UK workers who miscarry before 24 weeks have no legal right to maternity or parental-bereavement leave - although, a number of large companies, including Tesco, Lidl, John Lewis and Santander, offer it.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

“A lot of people successfully miscarry on their own, but that can take a couple months,” Loren said in an interview.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Even with the arrows gone they fared little better, for Athena had now come to take a part in the great deeds being done and she made each attempt to reach Odysseus miscarry.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton