Women who have a miscarriage should try again quickly
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After a miscarriage many women need a break to recover from the trauma before they start to try for a new baby.
However, while it may seem wise to wait, waiting for an extended period of time to get pregnant again can actually increase the risk of having an additionally complicated pregnancy the next time around.
A new British study outlines that women that get pregnant within six months of having a miscarriage have a better chance of their second pregnancy progressing in a healthy fashion with a low risk of a second miscarriage.
The NHS advises women to wait for three months before they once again attempt to get pregnant while the World Health Organization on the other hand recommends that a woman wait for six months.
However, researchers now believe that waiting could be harmful, especially for women that are over the age of 35, who are even more likely to have troubles getting pregnant and an equally high risk of birth defects.
The research team was from Aberdeen University and took a look at the data from about 31,000 women that got pregnant after a miscarriage.
Those that conceived six months or less after the miscarriage were about 44% less likely to have a second miscarriage than those that waited between six to twelve months to try to get pregnant again.
Those that got pregnant within six months were also less likely to suffer from an ectopic pregnancy which usually results in a forced termination. In addition, they were ten percent less likely to give birth to a premature baby or require a Caesarean.
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