Kachha ghada phootne mey jyaada takleef hoti hai ... (With the shattering of an un-baked earthen pot the suffering is more... women in Rajasthan) Women use images of earthen pots breaking flowers or fruits falling to symbolize the loss of pregnancy. kachha ghada phoota (UP Rajasthan) phool jhade (Madhya Praciesh) kaacho padi gayo (Rajasthan) garbha-alasyam (Kerala) are some of the terms used to describe miscarriages. In english human embryo death and its exit from the womb if unintended is called miscarriage or if caused purposefully it is called abortion. Spontaneous abortion and induced abortion are terms that doctors use. Miscarriages are not uncommon among women in India. In the west research has estimated that between fifteen to thirty conceptions out of a hundred are miscarried. Most are silent near the time of the expected menstrual period. Early miscarriages are now largely understood as natural selection by a womans body to weed out genetically blighted embryos. But early miscarriages can also result from poverty-linked and gender-tainted factors like under-nutrition infections work stress accidents domestic violence and so on. (excerpt)