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For the purpose of clinical definition, pregnancy is divided into 2 halves, each of 20 weeks. Any pregnancy loss before 20 weeks is classified as abortion and after 20 weeks, when the fetus is well-formed, as fetal loss.
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Hughes, G. (2001). Pregnancy and Fetal Loss. In: Hughes Syndrome. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0323-3_11
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