Scientists Can Now Predict Miscarriages July 14, 2011 Those
first days and weeks after the double line appears on a
pregnancy test can be both incredibly joyful—and totally
terrifying. Balancing out the OMG! dance of glee that so many of
us do upon learning we’re pregnant is the harsh reality that
miscarriages occur in about 15 to 20 percent of pregnancies,
leading to frantic calls to our ob’s and midwives at the
slightest sign of spotting or cramping. But, newly pregnant
women may be able to rest a bit easier now that British
researchers have developed a way to predict which pregnancies
will end in miscarriage, reports Jezebel. Plus: When Spotting Is
Normal The research was presented at the European Society of
Human Reproduction and Embryology conference last week in
Stockholm by lead researcher Dr. Kaltum Adam. In the study,
scientists monitored 112 women with threatened miscarriages
(signs of cramping or vaginal bleeding) who were between six and
10 weeks pregnant for five weeks. The women had ultrasounds,