Is this a true miscarriage fact?

Question

I am now in my 8th week of pregnancy and last Friday I had my first ultrasound. In the ultrsound the baby measured normal size and we saw the heartbeat, the technician doing the ultrasound also said the heart was at 125. In reading many of my pregnancy books I have seen that some say that once a heartbeat is seen on the ultrsound the risk of miscarriage is less than 2%. Is this a true fact. I am 24, no bleeding and normal pregnancy so far. Just wondering what everyone else knows about this?

Answer 1

This is false. A heartbeat is present as soon as 20 days after conception. The first trimester is crucial. So just take it easy and learn how to listen to your body. So it is important that you keep your appointments. Sounds like things are going well.

Good Luck and congratulations.

Answer 2

Miscarriage statistics are all over the place. It's just too hard to track -- it's not like there's a central agency they're reported to, and it's so common for women to have them without even knowing, so...

But my guess on that "the risk decreases after the heartbeat is heard" is that it's true, but largely true just because that puts you into the category of women who're out of the woods as far as things like "blighted ovum" go. Pregnancies where there never was a heartbeat, or even a baby, in the first place. And ones where there was barely any development after the pregnancy started.

Keep in mind that you're reading this on Yahoo! Answers; it's just a guess...

But -- after the 1st ultrasound is an excellent time to relax. Really.

Answer 3

This early in the pregnancy miscarriage can happen spontaniously I miscarried in my 8th week and a week before my miscarriage the babys heart beat was strong and seemed fine then all of a sudden i started spotting no heavy bleeding but went to the ER the did a blood test that showed the start of a miscarriage but the transvaginal ultra sound showed a strong fetal heartbeat then 3 days later I lost the baby but dont worry yourself or it could cause troubles I got pregnant 2 weeks after my miscarriage and am now 25 weeks along so just relax and take it easy...CONGRATS & GOOD LUCK

Answer 4

This isn't true, I had a miscarriage at 18 weeks after I heard the heartbeat 3 times and had 2 ultrasounds...

Answer 5

I've seen people here say it, but I've never seen it on any of the websites with information regarding miscarriage, nor was I ever told that by my doctor. We were actually told to wait 2-3 months before trying to conceive again after I had my miscarriage and D&C. We were told that my body needed time to heal, which makes sense.

Answer 6

It's better to be careful during the first trimester of ur pregnancy as the rates of miscarriage are always high in the first three months. Yes seeing a heartbeat reduces the rate of miscarriage but does not totally eliminates it. All the best for ur pregnancy and i would suggest u to eat healthy and take care of urself throughout the pregnancy.Most important do not take any medication (including herbal) without consulting ur doctor!

Answer 7

Continue to take care of yourself and to visit regularly w/ your ob/gyn. 8 wks is very early for an ultrasound. A miscarriage can occur at any time so it is best to be careful. I miscarried my 3rd pregnancy at 30 weeks. My sisternlaw miscarried at 9 months.
My 4th pregnancy , I bled for the first 2 months on and off and was bed ridden but I delivered a healthy baby. I also had 2 other healthy deliveries prior to the 3rd. So, seeing your baby's heartbeat is always a GREAT sign!

Answer 8

What is a miscarriage?

A miscarriage (spontaneous abortion) is any pregnancy that ends spontaneously before the fetus can survive. The World Health Organization defines this unsurvivable state as an embryo or fetus weighing 500 grams or less, which typically corresponds to a fetal age (gestational age) of 20 to 22 weeks or less. Miscarriage occurs in about 15-20% of all recognized pregnancies, and usually occurs before the 13th week of pregnancy. The actual percentage of miscarriages is estimated to be as high as 50% of all pregnancies, since many miscarriages occur without the woman ever having known she was pregnant. Of those miscarriages that occur before the eighth week, 30% have no fetus associated with the sac or placenta. This condition is called blighted ovum, and many women are surprised to learn that there was never an embryo inside the sac.

Some miscarriages occur before women recognize that they are pregnant. About 15% of fertilized eggs are lost before the egg even has a chance to implant (embed itself) in the wall of the uterus. A woman would not generally identify this type of miscarriage. Another 15% of conceptions are lost before eight weeks' gestation. Once fetal heart function is detected in a given pregnancy, the chance of miscarriage is less than 5%.


also after 20 weeks if you loose the baby it is called a stillbirth not misscarriage

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Answer 9

Once you're out of the first trimester, that is when the real risk falls. My advice: don't worry about miscarriage. Worrying never helped anyone. Just enjoy being pregnant!!!

Answer 10

my doctor told me that once you can HEAR the heartbeat with a doppler used on top of the abdomen, thats when they say the risk falls. My doctor didn;t even listen for mine until 12 weeks so I was out of the first trimester already anyways.