Women's Health Journey

Miscarriage/ ectopic pregnancy

Miscarriage/ ectopic pregnancy

You have recent miscarriage, and there is a big question mark why?

Early miscarriages are very common and one in five women have a miscarriage for no apparent reason.

Bleeding and/or pain in early pregnancy can be a warning sign of miscarriage but miscarriage can happen without symptoms, and most of early pregnancies with bleeding end up term and live birth if doctor has seen fetal cardiac activity on scan.

Arrange an urgent consult for scan and discussion.

Most miscarriages are a one-off event and it is not possible to give a reason for an early miscarriage but mostly thought to be a problem with the baby’s chromosomes and there is a good chance of a successful pregnancy in future.

The risk of miscarriage is increased by:

Maternal age – at the age of 30, the risk of miscarriage is one in five (20%); over the age of 40, the risk of miscarriage is one in two (50%)

– Medical problems such as poorly controlled diabetes

– Lifestyle factors such as smoking, being overweight or heavy drinking.

– There is no evidence that stress or sex during pregnancy can cause a miscarriage