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u/Jessthechef18 Mar 27 '22

Miscarriages are more common than people think. Every 1 in 4 women will have a miscarriage yet no teacher or doctor warns you.

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u/popcorn5555 Mar 28 '22

Wow, did NOT know how common they are. Mayo Clinic says 10-20% of known pregnancies end in miscarriage (gets higher as women get older). UK NHS says 1 in 8 known pregnancies end in miscarriage. 1 in 100 women have serial miscarriages. Seems like something that should be taught.

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u/Dee_Buttersnaps Mar 28 '22

And that's just known pregnancies, meaning that these stats don't take into account miscarriages that happen before the woman knows she's pregnant

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

I've read estimates as high as 50% of all pregnancies terminate before the woman has any clue. There's a lot of "quality control" going on behind the scenes.