Right Tests Lower Chance of Miscarraige

Filed in archive Pregnancy on August 19, 2007

It's pretty common, unfortunately, for things not to go too well during the first few months of pregnancy. That's one reason so many new mom's keep it to themselves before they start telling everyone else the good news. Miscarraige is one of the biggest issues for women in the early stages, and they can become an emotional roller coaster. Today's advances in medical technology, however, can help ease a lot of the frustration when it comes to these issues. Here are some tips to take note of for mom's to be from Lower your miscarriage risk with new tests, treatments:

1. Do a little detective work

When you're planning to get pregnant, your first move should be a careful prepregnancy checkup to reveal potential risk factors like diabetes-related problems, high blood pressure, polycstic ovary syndrome, fibroids, or thyroid abnormalities - all of which are mostly treatable [...]

2. Stop the stress

We've all heard that being stressed isn't a good thing if you're trying to get pregnant. That's also true of trying to stay pregnant. British researchers recently found that feeling happy, relaxed, or in control is linked to a 60 percent reduction in a woman's miscarriage risk. [...]

3. Do some chromosome testing

After a miscarriage, a chromosome analysis of fetal tissue can provide some useful information, says Scher.

The test can reveal if there was an unavoidable chromosome problem - the cause of as many as 50 percent of miscarriages.