Key Facts To Understand And Cope With A Miscarriage

Chances Of Having A Miscarriage

For most women of childbearing age, the chances of having a miscarriage range from ten to twenty-five percent. However, for most healthy women, the average is about a fifteen to twenty percent chance. A woman’s age can affect the risk of miscarriage. Women under the age of thirty-five have about a fifteen percent chance of miscarrying whereas those between the ages of thirty-five to forty-five have a twenty to thirty-five percent chance. Once women reach the age of forty-five, their chances of miscarrying can be as high as fifty percent. This number varies based on other factors, such as overall health and whether it is the woman's first pregnancy. A woman who has previously miscarried has a twenty-five percent chance of having another miscarriage, which is only slightly higher than the risk of someone who has not miscarried before.