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About two-thirds (66%) of women who have miscarried blame themselves for losing the pregnancy. And despite the fact that the majority of miscarriages are the result of chromosomal abnormalities, 59% of women still mistakenly believe \u201cstress\u201d can cause a miscarriage; 28% mistakenly cite \u201cintense exercise,\u201d and 27% cite \u201clifting heavy objects\u201d as factors.<\/span><\/p>\n

These are among the results of Ava’s September 2019 survey of 3,440 adult women in the US, UK, and Canada, which<\/span>\u00a0sought to uncover common beliefs and experiences surrounding miscarriage. This is the second year in a row Ava has surveyed women from around the world about this topic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s sad to see how little women\u2019s misperceptions and misinformation\u00a0 about miscarriage have changed,\u201d said Ava Chief Medical Officer Maureen Cronin. \u201cFor years, it\u2019s been proven that miscarriages are not caused by stress, exercise or lifting heavy objects, and yet somehow these myths still persist, making women feel even more unwarranted guilt and self-blame for the loss of a pregnancy.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The survey also showed that some healthcare providers may not be doing enough to support women following a miscarriage or even providing the most recent evidence-based guidance about how long to wait before trying to conceive again. <\/span><\/p>\n

Specifically, while three-quarters of respondents who miscarried said they wanted to try to get pregnant again right away, nearly half (49%) said that a doctor had advised them to wait a few cycles before trying again. This is despite the fact major medical research shows it\u2019s fine for the majority of women to try again<\/a> within the first cycle following a miscarriage. In addition, 25% said they felt their healthcare provider was not compassionate after their miscarriage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s surprising that many women still hear that they should wait a few cycles to try to conceive again, despite the fact that the vast majority of women want to get pregnant again right away, and multiple large, high quality studies that show there is no reason to wait<\/a>,\u201d said Cronin, noting that, in fact, quite the opposite might be true based on recent notable studies showing that women who conceive within the first six months following a miscarriage are actually less likely to miscarry again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On the flip side, employers do seem to be getting the message about miscarriage among their female workforce. More than half (54%) of women who had miscarriage said their employer was accommodating after the miscarriage (even though 78% had not yet even announced their pregnancy before the miscarriage occurred).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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