Studies have suggested the painkilling drugs could endanger pregnancies, but the latest research is more reassuring
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What Causes Stillbirth?
When reality TV star Michelle Duggar announced last week that she’d learned at 19½ weeks that her baby-to-be no longer had a heartbeat, the very personal topic of miscarriage took a turn in the media spotlight.
Ultrasound Guidelines May Wrongly Diagnose Miscarriage
As if the worry over potential miscarriage weren’t stressful enough for newly pregnant women, research released Friday shows that current guidelines for using ultrasound to determine that a pregnancy has ended may not always be accurate.
DES Daughters: Banned Pregnancy Drug Linked to Infertility, Prematurity and Cancer
In the late 1960s, a cluster of teen girls and young women showed up at Massachusetts General Hospital and were diagnosed with a rare vaginal cancer, clear cell adenocarcinoma. It’s unusual even when it’s diagnosed in elderly …
Obese Women Are More Likely to Miscarry or Endure a Baby’s Death
Women are counseled not to be too thin or too heavy before getting pregnant, and new research gives even more reason for women to watch their weight: obese pregnant women stand a much greater chance of miscarrying or burying …
Women Grieve Miscarriage for Years, Even After Having a Healthy Baby
When a woman miscarries, it’s typically far more hurtful than helpful to say something like, “At least you have other children.” Now, new research backs that up and goes a step further, finding that even women who go on to …
Study: Multiple Miscarriages May Raise the Risk of Heart Attack
Women who experience more than one pregnancy loss — including miscarriage and stillbirth — are at greater risk for heart attack later in life, according to a study of more than 11,000 European women.
George W. Bush, His Mom and Her Fetus: Not So Weird After All
It’s America’s fixation with happily ever after that’s partially responsible for the uneasy silence with which we approach miscarriage.