Most Americans Believe Miscarriage Myths

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Most Americans Believe Miscarriage Myths
Topic Started: May 12 2015, 06:05 AM (136 Views)
Darcie	May 12 2015, 06:05 AM Post #1
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Quote: Miscarriages are common, but the majority of Americans still think they occur rarely, a new survey finds. The nationwide online survey found that 55 percent of people in the United States believe that miscarriage happens in 5 percent or less of all pregnancies. But in reality, miscarriages end 15 to 20 percent of reported pregnancies, according to the researchers Miscarriage myths affect more than just people in the United States; they are a universal problem, said the study's senior author, Dr. Zev Williams, the director of the Program for Early and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System in New York City. [Blossoming Body: 8 Odd Changes That Happen During Pregnancy] People tend to treat miscarriage as a taboo subject, and many women blame themselves for losing a pregnancy, Williams said. http://www.livescience.com/50790-miscarriage-misconceptions.html?cmpid=NL_LS_weekly_2015-05-11 This is so so true. Having lost 8 babies I can relate to every single thing in this article and more.



Olive Oil	May 12 2015, 06:32 AM Post #2
Gold Star Member Posts: 4,747 Group: Member Member #785 Joined: June 10, 2010	Darcie May 12 2015, 06:05 AM This is so so true. Having lost 8 babies I can relate to every single thing in this article and more. How awful for you, Darcie. I only had one and while it was at a time I wasn't planning or wanting a child, I felt so sad. I think the body takes a real hormonal shock when this happens.



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