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Role of maternal age and pregnancy history in risk of miscarriage: prospective register based study [母亲年龄和妊娠史对流产风险的影响:基于登记信息的预期研究]

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BMJ 2019; 364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l869 (Published 20 March 2019)
Cite this as: BMJ 2019;364:l869

Authors
Maria C Magnus, Allen J Wilcox, Nils-Halvdan Morken, Clarice R Weinberg, Siri E Håberg

Abstract
Objectives To estimate the burden of miscarriage in the Norwegian population and to evaluate the associations with maternal age and pregnancy history.

Design Prospective register based study.

Setting Medical Birth Register of Norway, the Norwegian Patient Register, and the induced abortion register.

Participants All Norwegian women that were pregnant between 2009-13.

Main outcome measure Risk of miscarriage according to the woman’s age and pregnancy history estimated by logistic regression.

Results There were 421 201 pregnancies during the study period. The risk of miscarriage was lowest in women aged 25-29 (10%), and rose rapidly after age 30, reaching 53% in women aged 45 and over. There was a strong recurrence risk of miscarriage, with age adjusted odds ratios of 1.54 (95% confidence interval 1.48 to 1.60) after one miscarriage, 2.21 (2.03 to 2.41) after two, and 3.97 (3.29 to 4.78) after three consecutive miscarriages. The risk of miscarriage was modestly increased if the previous birth ended in a preterm delivery (adjusted odds ratio 1.22, 95% confidence interval 1.12 to 1.29), stillbirth (1.30, 1.11 to 1.53), caesarean section (1.16, 1.12 to 1.21), or if the woman had gestational diabetes in the previous pregnancy (1.19, 1.05 to 1.36). The risk of miscarriage was slightly higher in women who themselves had been small for gestational age (1.08, 1.04 to 1.13).

Conclusions The risk of miscarriage varies greatly with maternal age, shows a strong pattern of recurrence, and is also increased after some adverse pregnancy outcomes. Miscarriage and other pregnancy complications might share underlying causes, which could be biological conditions or unmeasured common risk factors.