Women who go through just one abortion or miscarriage are more likely to face complications during future pregnancies, scientists have warned.
It has long been established that undergoing several abortions or enduring more than one miscarriage increase’s the risk of problematic subsequent pregnancies.
Among the recognised complications, these women face higher chances of vaginal bleeding, pre-term birth, low birth weight and placenta complications.
But, a new study has now revealed those women who experience a single interruption in pregnancy during the first trimester, are 30 per cent more likely to face complications in future, than women who have not experienced a pregnancy loss.
They include higher rates of induced labour, caesarean sections and retained placenta after delivery.
But whether the first pregnancy was ended intentionally or spontaneously made little difference.