A new research has come up with the findings that one-fourth of
first-time miscarriages could be prevented by changing lifestyle.
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen studied over 90,000
pregnancies between 1996 and 2002 to find out modifiable risk factors.
The avoidable risks could be obesity or being underweight before conception and drinking alcohol during pregnancy.
As being more than 30 years of age increases chances of miscarriage, similarly the team also added that working nights and lifting heavy loads i. e. over 20kg daily were also responsible for the same.
Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen, a senior researcher at the University of Copenhagen, said, "The main message from the study is that miscarriages are a subject for prevention".
Every year, one-fourth of a million British women have miscarriage and most of the cases occur in first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Up to 10,000 miscarriages occur at a later stage.
The study revealed that decreasing all the associated risk factors to lowest levels could prevent 25.2% of miscarriages whereas modifiable risk factors i. e. factors that occur before and after pregnancy could prevent 14.7% and 12.5% of the miscarriages, respectively.
Also, it was estimated that if maternal age at conception was between 25 and 29 years, 11.4% of miscarriages could be avoided. In addition to these, 9% of miscarriages could be prevented if intake of alcohol is avoided during pregnancy.
Sandra Feodor Nilsson, PhD student from the Department of Public Health at the university and co-author of the study, said that miscarriage is irreversible so the only option left is to prevent it.
They believe that the information about increased chances of having a successful pregnancy at a comparatively young age, which is an important perspective.
The avoidable risks could be obesity or being underweight before conception and drinking alcohol during pregnancy.
As being more than 30 years of age increases chances of miscarriage, similarly the team also added that working nights and lifting heavy loads i. e. over 20kg daily were also responsible for the same.
Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen, a senior researcher at the University of Copenhagen, said, "The main message from the study is that miscarriages are a subject for prevention".
Every year, one-fourth of a million British women have miscarriage and most of the cases occur in first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Up to 10,000 miscarriages occur at a later stage.
The study revealed that decreasing all the associated risk factors to lowest levels could prevent 25.2% of miscarriages whereas modifiable risk factors i. e. factors that occur before and after pregnancy could prevent 14.7% and 12.5% of the miscarriages, respectively.
Also, it was estimated that if maternal age at conception was between 25 and 29 years, 11.4% of miscarriages could be avoided. In addition to these, 9% of miscarriages could be prevented if intake of alcohol is avoided during pregnancy.
Sandra Feodor Nilsson, PhD student from the Department of Public Health at the university and co-author of the study, said that miscarriage is irreversible so the only option left is to prevent it.
They believe that the information about increased chances of having a successful pregnancy at a comparatively young age, which is an important perspective.
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