Adverse obstetric history, characterized by previous stillbirth or miscarriage, appears to increase risk of complications [ 24, 29– 31].
Bernstein reported that miscarriage, although not abortion, appears to confer some protection against breast cancer, which full-term births are known to do.
References to her miscarriage appear throughout From the Choirgirl Hotel, but rarely in a simple way.
Conversely, miscarriage rates appeared to be more dependent on AFC categories (P >0.05), but even more reliant on female age.
We have partners who say, 'I thought it would make things worse', yet women complain that their partner won't talk about the miscarriage, that they appear not to care.
Compared with clinical studies, however, the rates of induced abortion, miscarriage, and stillbirths appear to be underreported in our data.
Gonzales said the jail was packed with native women incarcerated for reasons other than the pipeline actions, including one who was pregnant and feared she was having a miscarriage and another who appeared to be severely ill.
Delaying another pregnancy after a miscarriage however does not appear to alter risk and women are advised to attempt pregnancy in this situation whenever they are ready.
On the other hand, Sara Lee, having pleaded guilty to selling Listeria-tainted meat that appears to have caused 15 deaths and 6 miscarriages in 1998, was virtually unharmed.
Being underweight or overweight appears to be linked to an increased risk of miscarriage, as well as other health concerns during pregnancy.
