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What are the chances of miscarriage?
By Kimberley Smith on 13/11/2010 00:56:31
Put the fear of miscarriage into perspective by understanding the odds of it happening
in miscarriage. By eight weeks that chance of miscarriage has dropped significantly, to around one in 16 pregnancies.Beyond the magical 12 weeks point, when the placenta is fully formed, only one in 100 pregnancies ends in miscarriage. For more about late
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Simple urine test could predict miscarriage
By Kimberley Smith on 06/07/2011 13:54:28
New wee test could identify problem pregnancies and in future prevent miscarriage
the outcome of 90% of pregnancies by measuring the amount of bleeding a pregnant woman suffers and the levels of pregnancy hormones in her blood and urine. The research involved 112 women at risk of miscarriage who were all in the early stages of pregnancy
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Six steps to help you cope with miscarriage
By Kimberley Smith on 29/11/2010 16:31:28
As well as your physical recovery, you and your partner will need time to recover emotionally from a miscarriage
Step 1: Acknowledging your lossWith a miscarriage at the end of the first trimester of pregnancy it may help you to see the foetus, although this is a very personal decision. Later in pregnancy when your baby is bigger you might want to see and even
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Conceiving after a miscarriage - what to consider
By Kimberley Smith on 31/01/2011 15:07:03
Trying again after a miscarriage can be soothing and daunting. Try our steps to conceiving again after having a miscarriage, how long to wait and how you might feel
Recovering from a miscarriage firstBefore you can think about trying again, you need to allow your body to recover. Bleeding usually stops within a week (if it does not, you should go back to your doctor or surgery) but you may also feel exhausted
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D&C: what happens?
By Kimberley Smith on 03/12/2010 17:54:22
Booked in for a D&C? Find out what to expect from dilation and curettage
the vagina. The gynaecologist first dilates (opens) the cervix with special instruments and then inserts either a curette, a metal instrument with a loop at one end, a little like a spoon, to gently scrape the womb lining. With an evacuation of retained
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Papers say: Are more women having late miscarriages?
By Kimberley Smith on 13/05/2011 15:15:21
After Lily Allen, Amanda Holden and Kelly Brookâs experiences, the red tops run scare stories over late miscarriage, but the truth is reassuring
pregnancies. After the first trimester, from week 14, the chances of miscarriage drop significantly to just one in 100, becoming increasingly unlikely with every passing week. This is why mums-to-be often wait until the second trimester to announce they
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