Black women are at higher risk for miscarriage, study finds By Tori B. Powell Study: Miscarriage rate higher in Black women
Black women have a higher risk of pregnancy loss compared to White women, according to a study published this week in The Lancet, a peer-reviewed medical journal. Researchers in the United Kingdom analyzed data from 4.6 million pregnancies in seven countries, and the analysis suggests the risk is 43% higher for Black women. It s something that hasn t been highlighted before and something that we need to understand more about, Siobhan Quenby, a professor of Obstetrics at the University of Warwick and co-author of the study, told CBSN.
At least one in 10 women experience a miscarriage
By AFP - Apr 28,2021 - Last updated at Apr 28,2021
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Agence France-Presse
PARIS One in seven pregnancies worldwide ends in miscarriage, and eleven per cent of women endure a failed pregnancy at least once in their lifetime, experts said Tuesday.
Some 23 million miscarriages occur every year, according to data pieced together from around the globe by an international team of 31 researchers.
But the actual tally is sure to be “substantially higher” due to underreporting, they said in a trio of studies published in The Lancet.
Two per cent of women one in 50 have experienced two miscarriages, while less that 1 per cent have been through three or more.
Black women face a significantly higher risk of having a miscarriage than white, research suggests.
The Lancet analysis of data on 4.6 million pregnancies in seven countries suggests being black increases miscarriage risk by 43%.
It calls for people in the UK to be given support after their first pregnancy loss.
Currently, referral to specialist clinics usually occurs after three consecutive losses only.
Most countries, including the UK, do not collect statistics.
But researchers estimate:
1% of women will experience recurrent miscarriage
Some estimates of miscarriage rate are higher, but this is due to differences in how countries define pregnancy loss, which can be from a positive pregnancy test or from a scan.
At least one in 10 women experience a miscarriage
By AFP - Apr 28,2021 - Last updated at Apr 28,2021
Photo courtesy of threepeasandapod.com
Agence France-Presse
PARIS One in seven pregnancies worldwide ends in miscarriage, and eleven per cent of women endure a failed pregnancy at least once in their lifetime, experts said Tuesday.
Some 23 million miscarriages occur every year, according to data pieced together from around the globe by an international team of 31 researchers.
But the actual tally is sure to be “substantially higher” due to underreporting, they said in a trio of studies published in The Lancet.
Two per cent of women one in 50 have experienced two miscarriages, while less that 1 per cent have been through three or more.
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