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Re: Bedrest in the 1st TrimesterFrom: Kelly (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 21 Apr 1997 21:29:10 -0500 (CDT)
At Mon, 21 Apr 1997, Renee wrote: > >I have a friend (really it's not me) who began bleeding >during her 6th week of PG. The doctor put her on bedrest in >hopes of preventing a M/C. Was this psychological treatment >or can bedrest really prevent M/C? I thought that 1st >trimester M/C were the result of poor divison or poor >gametes; so how could bedrest help? Sometimes miscarriages are due to vascular problems, hypertension, poor implantation of the embryo, and many other causes. It is true that chromosomal abnormalities are the most common cause and bedrest won't help at all. For some of the other causes, decreasing activity may help. There is no good scientific evidence that it does, but it certainly won't hurt. Most women would hang upside down by their toes if they thought there was the slightest chance it might help prevent a miscarriage. It's very important to reassure your friend that nothing (short of doing lots of drugs) she does -- or doesn't do -- will cause her to miscarry. Best of luck to her.
-- Kelly Shanahan, MD S. Lake Tahoe, CA
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