EFFECT OF INTERPREGNANCY INTERVAL ON SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCY FOLLOWING A MISCARRIAGE

Effect of interpregnancy interval on outcomes of pregnancy after miscarriage: retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics in Scotland

OBJECTIVE To determine the optimum interpregnancy interval after miscarriage in a first recorded pregnancy. DESIGN Population based retrospective cohort study. SETTING Scottish hospitals between 1981 and 2000. PARTICIPANTS 30,937 women who had a miscarriage in their first recorded pregnancy and subsequently became pregnant. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary end point was miscarriage, li...

Anxiety following miscarriage and the subsequent pregnancy: a review of the literature and future directions.

OBJECTIVE This is the first comprehensive review to summarize the research literature regarding anxiety symptomatology and disorders following miscarriage. METHODS Both "controlled" and "uncontrolled" designs are considered, with the inferential limitations of studies lacking comparison groups highlighted. RESULTS The limited research available suggests that miscarrying women are at increas...

Effects of interpregnancy interval and outcome of the preceding pregnancy on pregnancy outcomes in Matlab, Bangladesh

OBJECTIVE To estimate the effects on pregnancy outcomes of the duration of the preceding interpregnancy interval (IPI) and type of pregnancy outcome that began the interval. DESIGN Observational population-based study. SETTING The Maternal Child Health-Family Planning (MCH-FP) area of Matlab, Bangladesh. POPULATION A total of 66,759 pregnancy outcomes that occurred between 1982 and 2002. ...

The Effects of Pregnancy Spacing After a Miscarriage on Subsequent Pregnancy Outcomes: Evidence from Matlab, Bangladesh

Objective To determine the optimum interpregnancy interval following a miscarriage and to see if findings for a poor, rural area in Bangladesh are similar to those in a recent study of Scottish women. Design Multivariate analysis of population-based, prospective data from a demographic surveillance system (study cohort). Setting Pregnancies in Matlab, Bangladesh, between1977 and 2008. Participa...

Interpregnancy Interval and Pregnancy Outcomes: Causal or Not?