The ruling on the blood seen by a pregnant woman and her prayer

Question:
The Shaykh was asked, may Allah preserve him: A woman is two months pregnant, then she saw blood. She went to a scholar, and he told her that the fetus had died in her womb. She then prayed and announced it with her. She confirmed that the time she saw this blood at this point was the time of the child’s death, or perhaps from the seventh month. What is required of her? Does she pray? Is this considered a day of irregular bleeding or post-natal bleeding? Or what is required of her?

Answer:
As long as the pregnancy is in her womb, she does not have menstruation until the pregnancy is delivered. As long as it is in her womb, she is not considered menstruating; rather, this is considered bleeding. She does not leave off the prayer or the fasting. And since it is a doctor’s opinion, it is an exit from the fact that it is a death, correct? His effort is a search for the truth, and no one knows the unseen except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So a pregnant woman does not menstruate as long as the pregnancy is in her womb.