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Taking painkillers during pregnancy increases risk of miscarriage
Women who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or aspirin during pregnancy increase their risk of miscarriage by 80 per cent, finds a study in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2003-08-12)

Genital infection may be linked to miscarriage
The genital infection, bacterial vaginosis, may be linked to miscarriage during the second trimester of pregnancy (13-15 weeks), concludes a study in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2002-12-04)

No Increased Risk of Miscarriage From Folic Acid Supplements (p 796)
Women who consume folic acid supplements around the time of conception are not at an increased risk of miscarriage, conclude authors of a population-based study published in this weke’s issue of THE LANCET. Although it is well known that folic acid supplements can reduce the risk of infant... view more (2001-09-05)

Mental distress due to abortion lasts for years
Women who have had an abortion still experience mental distress related to the abortion years after it happened.   view more (2005-12-12)

Tell me why
Only one third of women and 18 per cent of partners were asked by health professionals how they were coping whilst the woman was in hospital. Only one third of women and 29 per cent of partners were given an explanation as to why the miscarriage had occurred.   view more (1999-08-20)

Treatment Of Mild Vaginal Infection During Pregnancy Could Reduce Miscarriage And Premature Birth (p 983)
Authors of a UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET conclude that the treatment of mild vaginal infection during pregnancy could reduce the risk of late miscarriage and premature birth. Mild bacterial infection in the vagina -which is often asymptomatic-is associated with an increased risk of... view more (2003-03-20)

Folic acid deficit increased risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy
Low levels of folic acid in plasma have been associated with an increased risk of miscarriage in a study published in Journal of the American Medical Association lately. On the other hand, no connection was found between high levels of folic acid and increased risk of miscarriage. In the US folic... view more (2002-10-22)

Study suggests possible clue to miscarriage (pp 96, 129)
Low concentrations in early pregnancy of a protein involved in the immune system could be a potential indicator for miscarriage, suggest authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Around 10-15% of pregnancies result in miscarriage, with no treatment available to prevent fetal... view more (2004-01-07)

Pregancies ending in abortion do not increase the risk of developing breast cancer (p 1007)
Results of a major international collaboration investigating the relationship between abortion and breast cancer are published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Authors of the study conclude that the totality of the worldwide evidence does not suggest any increase in the risk of developing breast... view more (2004-03-24)

Underweight women at greater risk of miscarriage
Women who have a low body mass index before they become pregnant are 72% more likely to suffer a miscarriage in the first three months of pregnancy, but can reduce their risk significantly by taking supplements and eating fresh fruit and vegetables, according to study findings published online... view more (2006-12-04)

New study reports on reproductive health in UK veterans of the first Gulf war
The first epidemiological study to be conducted in the UK on reproduction following service in the Gulf War in the early '90s is published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology. It will, for the most part, prove reassuring to those who fear serving in the Gulf may have had an adverse... view more (2004-03-18)

New Kaiser Permanente study fortifies caffeine's link to miscarriage
High doses of daily caffeine during pregnancy - whether from coffee, tea, caffeinated soda or hot chocolate -- cause an increased risk of miscarriage, according a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research.   view more (2008-01-21)

Couples with fertility problems where the man is over 35 have increased difficulty in conceiving
Pregnancy rates decrease and miscarriages increase when a father is over 35 years of age, a scientist will tell the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.   view more (2008-07-07)

MATERNAL FEVER IN EARLY PREGNANCY NOT ASSOCIATED WITH FETAL DEATH (pp 1526, 1552)
Danish authors of a study in this week’s issue of THE LANCET provide reassurance to pregnant women—maternal fever in the early stages of pregnancy is probably not a risk factor for miscarriage or stillbirth.   view more (2002-11-13)

UK researchers shed new light on a cause of recurrent miscarriages
Women who carry a particular genetic mutation that predisposes them to blood clots have a significantly higher chance of miscarrying, according to UK researchers in a report (Wednesday 30 January) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction.* The first prospective study... view more (2002-01-26)

PGD could save women from the agony of repeated miscarriages
Women who suffer repeated unexplained miscarriages can be helped to have babies if preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is carried out on their embryos before they are placed in the womb. Ms Carmen Rubio told the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology annual conference in Vienna... view more (2002-06-29)

Study shows prenatal diagnostic tests have low risk of miscarriage
Pregnant women who seek prenatal diagnostic testing to identify genetic or chromosomal abnormalities have a lower risk of miscarriage than previously believed, according to a UCSF study.   view more (2006-09-01)

New study finds amniocentesis safer for pregnant women
Amniocentesis is the most commonly prescribed invasive test performed during pregnancies in the United States.   view more (2006-11-01)

Leicester medical team announces 'predictor' for pregnant women who may have miscarriages
A medical team from the University of Leicester has been able to establish for the first time a predictor for pregnant women who may have miscarriages and those who won't. Their research is published in the highly prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association.   view more (2008-03-14)

Stressed-out women more likely to miscarry early
Women who exhibit signs of stress are three times more likely to miscarry during the first three weeks of the pregnancy, a recent study of a small population of women found.   view more (2006-02-22)

Female vets at risk of miscarriage from anesthetic gases and pesticides
Female vets run twice the risk of miscarriage as a result of exposure to anaesthetic gases and pesticides, suggests a study published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.   view more (2008-04-03)

New procedure safer for detecting fetal anemia
An innovative, non invasive ultrasound procedure to detect anemia in the fetus during high risk pregnancy is safer for patients.   view more (2006-07-13)

Best antenatal screening: study results
A study of about 50,000 pregnant women has shown that the integrated test for Down's syndrome offers a "significantly higher" level of safety than the screening available to most women in the UK. The study, which will be reported in the June Journal of Medical Screening, was carried out... view more (2003-06-02)

Drug could improve pregnancy outcomes in wider range of women with insulin resistance
Women who are obese, have type 2 diabetes or a family history of type 2 diabetes could one day have more successful pregnancies because of a study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.   view more (2007-09-07)

New method of testing eggs for abnormalities could solve problems of embryo freezing
Italian researchers have shown for the first time that it is possible to test a woman's egg, before fertilisation, for chromosomal abnormalities that might make an embryo less likely to implant successfully or more likely to miscarry at a later stage.   view more (2006-06-19)
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