Do not abstain from pregnancy after miscarriage

In medical guidelines so far, pregnant women who have miscarried are often advised to only be pregnant again after at least 6 months. However, recent research by the University of Aberdeen (UK) for 30,000 women has the opposite result.Returning within 6 months after a miscarriage is the best chance for a healthy pregnancy.

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This research has just been published in the British Medical Journal.The researchers looked at the data from 1981 to 2000 of women who had lost their first pregnancy and later returned.

According to the study results, women who return to pregnancy within the first 6 months will significantly reduce the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth or ectopic pregnancy.In addition, these women also significantly reduced the risk of premature birth, caesarean birth or low birth weight compared to slower pregnant women.

The lead researcher, Dr. Sohinee Bhattacharya, an obstetrician, said that currently the World Health Organization is recommending that women after miscarriage should wait at least 6 months to become pregnant. come back.

The website NHS Choices also recommends that these women take 3 months to adapt to the loss and to return their menstrual cycle.

However, Dr. Bhattacharya said that for older women who are at high risk of miscarriage, this delay may even deprive them of a chance to get pregnant again.

She said: 'Women who want to get pregnant early after a stroke should not hesitate. If you are over 35, you should get pregnant right away because the risk of age is now greater than the risk from the gap between pregnancies. Only people with special reasons, such as infections, need to delay pregnancy again . '

Professor Steve Field, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, also said: "Miscarriage is a very sad thing for expectant mothers, so this information will help health professionals. base on giving advice and good information to patients, giving them hope at a time of great anxiety and fatigue ' .

Dr. Tony Falconer, President of the Royal College of General Medicine, also said that this study shows that women do not have to worry about getting pregnant once they are healthy and ready.