Outcome of pregnancies progressing beyond 28 weeks gestation in women with a history of recurrent miscarriage

Ninety-seven women who had had three or more miscarriages had also had at least one pregnancy with a singleton birth that had reached 28 weeks gestation. Information was available on these 118 babies: 30% were small-for-gestational age (birthweight less than or equal to 10th centile using figures fr...

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Published inBritish journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Vol. 94; no. 7; p. 643
Main Authors Reginald, P W, Beard, R W, Chapple, J, Forbes, P B, Liddell, H S, Mowbray, J F, Underwood, J L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.07.1987
Subjects
Abortion, Habitual
Adult
Female
Humans
Infant Mortality
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Small for Gestational Age
London
Male
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, Third
London
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Summary:Ninety-seven women who had had three or more miscarriages had also had at least one pregnancy with a singleton birth that had reached 28 weeks gestation. Information was available on these 118 babies: 30% were small-for-gestational age (birthweight less than or equal to 10th centile using figures from Scotland 1973-79), 28% were born preterm, and the perinatal mortality rate (excluding babies of less than 28 weeks gestation) was 161/1000 births, all of which are significantly increased above the prevalence for a normal obstetric population. These observations may serve to alert the clinician to the increased risk of these complications when dealing with women who have a history of recurrent miscarriage.
ISSN:0306-5456
DOI:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1987.tb03168.x