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EFFECTS OF MISCARRIAGE AMONG WOMEN: A CASE STUDY
DIANA JOY E. MONES

This study determined the effects of miscarriage among women in Umingan, Pangasinan.
Part I dealt on the profile of the respondents in terms of their age, civil status, highest
educational attainment, number of children and number of miscarriage.
Part II focused on the effects of miscarriage along physical, emotional, mental social
and spiritual
Part III dealt on the proposed program to lessen the effects of miscarriage.
Case study method was used in the study using a guided questionnaire as the main
data gathering instrument developed by the researcher based on the effects of miscarriage
among women. There were 10 respondents who suffered miscarriage.
Analysis of the data gathered were done using statistical tools like frequency, percentage
and weighted mean.
The following are the findings of the study based on the specific problems raised in
the study. Majority of the respondents are in the age bracket of 36 and above frequency of 6 ,
married frequency , college graduate frequency of 5 ,Occupation frequency of 6 not employed,
Monthly income below 5000 frequency of 3 same with 20,000 above, Number of having two
Children with a frequency of 4 , Number who incurred miscarriage with a frequency 5.
On the effects of miscarriage along physical, most of the respondents incurred vaginal
bleeding with a frequency of 6 . It is followed by complaints of abdominal cramping, low back
pain and no appetite to eat. Along emotional most of the respondents experienced feeling of
sadness, fears and anxiety and unhappy of what happened along social, most of the respondents
avoided the company of friends and refused to talk due to sadness of what happened. Along
spiritual, majority of the respondents seek the guidance of the lord by doing a lot of praying.
Based on the findings and conclusions presented, the researcher arrived at the following
recommendations: The respondents must undergo counseling and health education to know the
effect of miscarriage. They must also undergo regular prenatal check up to have a healthy
pregnancy. They must be aware on the effects of miscarriage so that it will not happen again
in the next pregnancies. The proposed program can be adapted by the health personnel and
mothers to prevent the incidence of miscarriage.

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