Pregnancy should not be delayed after miscarriage

By Rajan | Friday, August 6th, 2010
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In a novel study doctors revealed that women who have had miscarriage do not need to wait prior to trying to get pregnant again. In study survey by researchers from the University of Aberdeen over thirty thousand women, found that conceiving within six months presented the best  prospective of healthy pregnancy.

The team of researchers analyzed data of women who had a miscarriage in their first pregnancy in year’s from1981 to 2000, prior to becoming pregnant again. They found hat women who got pregnant within six months were less prone to have another miscarriage or orectopic pregnancy.

The figures also showed that women who conceived within six months and went on to give birth had condensed threat of premature birth, Caesarean birth and birth with low weight baby as compared to those women who had got pregnant between six to twelve months.

In aged women roughly one in five pregnant women had miscarriage before twenty-four weeks. The Choice website of NHS advises waiting of three months to give women time to cope with the loss and for their menstruation cycle to restore itself. Women who want to conceive after miscarriage should not be discouraged.

Older women who are at risk of miscarriage for them delay can really hinder their chances of successful pregnancy. The women who already over thirty-five should try within six months because age is more of a risk than interval between pregnancies, said study leader Dr Sohinee Bhattacharya, a lecturer in obstetric epidemiology.

She advised the only reason women may need to delay is if they have had a complication such as infection. One hypothesis is that underlying fertility problems may get worse with time. Another probability is that women trying for another baby shortly after a miscarriage may be extremely aggravated to stick to a healthy lifestyle.

The study demonstrated that women did not have to worry about trying again once they are physically and emotionally ready, said Dr Tony Falconer, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.


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