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:: The term "spontaneous abortion" is not recognized by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, and does not even appear in the definition for [http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/miscarriage miscarriage]. While I am open-minded about this, so far it appears to be an effort to confuse the important distinction between abortion and miscarriage, and thereby confuse the very different health effects. Apparently it did confuse 25% of the respondents to the questionnaire in this study.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 12:28, 2 May 2007 (EDT)
:: The term "spontaneous abortion" is not recognized by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, and does not even appear in the definition for [http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/miscarriage miscarriage]. While I am open-minded about this, so far it appears to be an effort to confuse the important distinction between abortion and miscarriage, and thereby confuse the very different health effects. Apparently it did confuse 25% of the respondents to the questionnaire in this study.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 12:28, 2 May 2007 (EDT)
:::Try reading more than one dictionary. In fact try [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/miscarriage][http://www.bartleby.com/61/1/M0330100.html]
[http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/m/m0330100.html] [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/miscarriage]
[http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/miscarriage.html]. Even in M-W it defines miscarriage as the 'spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable and especially between the 12th and 28th weeks of gestation', using the word 'spontaneous' correctly, and in its definition of 'abortion' includes the almost identical phrase 'spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus during the first 12 weeks of gestation'. The Oxford dictionary does the same thing. [http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/miscarriage?view=uk]. To maintain as you do that medically-trained women would be confused by this commonly-used expression is downright silly and undermines the whole credibility of your argument.--[[User:Britinme|Britinme]] 15:32, 2 May 2007 (EDT)
If I may interject, the problem with studies like this is that they are used by partisans to justify their preconceived notions. It's like the ''New York Times'' claiming that women are more likely to be beaten by their husband than by anyone else; therefore, it's better for women to single than married. You have to dig into it to discover that they included the most violent category of live-in lover as a "husband" in the study, i.e., a man to whom the woman is not legally married (no marriage license).
If I may interject, the problem with studies like this is that they are used by partisans to justify their preconceived notions. It's like the ''New York Times'' claiming that women are more likely to be beaten by their husband than by anyone else; therefore, it's better for women to single than married. You have to dig into it to discover that they included the most violent category of live-in lover as a "husband" in the study, i.e., a man to whom the woman is not legally married (no marriage license).
So many other studies have similar problems. I first started learning about "statisticulation" like this by reading [[Darrell Huff]]'s classic on junk math: ''How to Lie With Statistics''. I got 760 on my math SAT, so I'm awfully hard to fool. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 12:35, 2 May 2007 (EDT)
So many other studies have similar problems. I first started learning about "statisticulation" like this by reading [[Darrell Huff]]'s classic on junk math: ''How to Lie With Statistics''. I got 760 on my math SAT, so I'm awfully hard to fool. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 12:35, 2 May 2007 (EDT)
:::As one with multiple family members in the health and medicine field, who all know the term "spontaneous abortion" to mean miscarriage, despite not being in a ob-gyn specialty, I would be incredibly alarmed if that large of a percentage of nurses was not familiar with a standard medical term. In fact, I would safely say that one could conduct a poll at a local hospital and find that most, if not all, nurses know what "spontaneous abortion" means. <font color="FFD700">[[User:ColinR|ColinR]]</font><sup><font color="000000">[[User_talk:ColinR|talk]]</font></sup> 12:55, 2 May 2007 (EDT)
:::As one with multiple family members in the health and medicine field, who all know the term "spontaneous abortion" to mean miscarriage, despite not being in a ob-gyn specialty, I would be incredibly alarmed if that large of a percentage of nurses was not familiar with a standard medical term. In fact, I would safely say that one could conduct a poll at a local hospital and find that most, if not all, nurses know what "spontaneous abortion" means. <font color="FFD700">[[User:ColinR|ColinR]]</font><sup><font color="000000">[[User_talk:ColinR|talk]]</font></sup> 12:55, 2 May 2007 (EDT)