Out-of-wedlock pregnancies, abortion, and artificial procreation appear to be linked to increased rates of miscarriages according to a new study to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
The results are from research, conducted by Noreen Maconochie and a team from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, in which over 12,000 women ages 18-55 were surveyed.
The study found that women who had had an abortion were 60 percent more likely to be at risk of miscarriage. An increased risk of miscarriage was also found to be associated with women who are unmarried and change sexual partners. However, the study revealed that vitamin supplementation and eating fresh fruits and vegetables daily reduce the risk.
While the authors view the association of miscarriage and abortion as "noteworthy," they recommend further research to confirm the finding.
