Habitual abortions are defined as which of the following?

• A. Three or more consecutive miscarriages
• B. One miscarriage
• C. Fetal death after 28 weeks
• D. Recurrent vaginal infections during pregnancy

Answer: (A)

Habitual abortion is defined by a pattern of repeated pregnancy losses. Specifically, it refers to three or more consecutive miscarriages occurring before viability. The key element is the consecutive nature of the losses, not just a single event or nonrecurrent losses. A single miscarriage is considered sporadic, and fetal death after a certain gestational age (like 28 weeks) is termed stillbirth, not habitual abortion. Recurrent vaginal infections during pregnancy are unrelated to the definition.