Re: Why is the chance of miscarriage so low after detecting heartbeat?

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Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Cate wrote: >
>At Wed, 25 Sep 2002, J wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>Two weeks ago I had a miscarriage at 7 weeks pregnant, one day after
>>seeing the heartbeat on an ultrasound. I have read that the chances of
>>miscarriage decrease to 5% after detecting the heartbeat, and I am just
>>wondering why that is?
>>I know all the possible causes of miscarriage, but I am having a hard
>>time knowing that there was such a small chance after seeing the
>>heartbeat and not knowing why! Please explain to me why the chances
>>decrease so greatly.
>> Thank you so much in advance for your time.
>> Sincerely,
>> J.
>
>Hi J.,
>I don't have an answer for you but wanted to let you know I'm in the
>same boat. I miscarried at 12 weeks last week. They checked for a
>heartbeat and found the baby had died at 7 1/2 weeks. I had had an
>ultrasound at 7 weeks and the heartbeat was there. I have had a
>horrible time trying to figure out why this could have happened if there
>is only a 3-5% chance of m/c after seeing the heartbeat. They never
>told me what the heartrate was, so I wonder if it was slow and they
>didn't notice. I'd also like to know if it is more likely that the
>cause of m/c was something other than chromosomal if the heartbeat was
>good.
>Good luck,
>Cate

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Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
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