Does Miscarriage Increase Risk of Future Preterm Delivery?
Does Miscarriage Increase Risk of Future Preterm Delivery? Wednesday January 9, 2008#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) The past week, numerous media outlets have been reporting on two separate research studies that tied miscarriages to possible risk of future problems in pregnancy — specifically risk of premature birth and of low birth weight. The two studies were not really related except that they both considered risk of premature birth, but both were interesting. The first study, published in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in December, said that women who had a second-trimester pregnancy loss were at increased risk for future similar losses and for giving birth too early. It definitely makes sense that any woman who has had a second-trimester pregnancy loss should wo