A miscarriage can be a heartbreaking and painful experience, leaving you understandably concerned and anxious about the possibility of facing another loss.
In most cases, we do not know why miscarriage occurs. However, research has shown that 50-80% of miscarriages are caused by random chromosomal abnormalities, which you cannot control or prevent.
Your risk of having another miscarriage depends on several factors – how many pregnancy losses you’ve had before, you and your partner’s age, lifestyle factors, and pre-existing health or medical conditions. As long as no specific cause has been found, most women will go on to have a successful pregnancy after 1 or 2 early non-consecutive miscarriages. Please know that there are support services available to help.
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Risk of miscarriage
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Testing for miscarriage
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Recurrent miscarriage
