Your doctor or midwife may
recommend waiting a certain
amount of time before trying
to conceive again (if not, feel
free to ask), although you
may not feel ready to
consider trying to conceive
another baby for a while, and
that's more than okay.
What are my chances of
miscarriage during my next
pregnancy?
According to the APA, at
least 85 percent of women
who have suffered a
miscarriage will go on to
have a healthy, full-term
pregnancy the second time
around.
What causes early
miscarriage?
Early miscarriages usually
happen because the embryo is
not developing as it should.
Chromosome problems are
thought to be the most
common cause. These
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problems usually happen for
no reason and are unlikely to
happen again.
To develop properly, a baby
needs the right number of
normal chromosomes. He'll
need 23 from his mum and 23
from his dad. Chromosomal
abnormalities can prevent a
baby from developing. These
abnormalities may happen
because there are too many
chromosomes or not enough
chromosomes, or because
there are changes to a
chromosome's structure. In
that case, the pregnancy will
come to an end at the embryo
stage.
It's thought that up to 95 per
cent of pregnancies with
chromosomal abnormalities
end in miscarriage.
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