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Perhaps 20-30% of all women spot, bleed or suffer cramps during their first 12 weeks of pregnancy, and about 10% miscarry. This figure may be an underestimate, because there are a number of women who miscarry an early pregnancy unknowingly, thinking that their period has been late or heavy. Thus, it is acute common for women to have one miscarriage during the first twelve weeks of their pregnancy. This mostly happens by chance and is not a sign that they have a health problem because most of them will probably have a healthy baby the next time they get pregnant without any treatment.
If, however, a patient has had two or more miscarriages consecutively, this is called repeated or habitual abortion. Now, although the risk of miscarrying again does increase, this risk is still quite small, and go up from the 15% risk a normal woman has to 35% - which still means there is a 65% chance that these will not have a miscarriage again.
Fact and fiction
If you've had a previous miscarriage, it is very normal to be frightened and worried during your next pregnancy. It is important to understand that exercise, working and intercourse do not increase the risk of pregnancy loss. Likewise, staying at home and resting in bed probably do not prevent miscarriage.
Repeated miscarriages can happen because of any of the following:
Let's discuss these in detail.
© Dr. Aniruddha Malpani and Dr. Anjali Malpani www.drmalpani.com
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