|
Miscarriage is linked to much work and improper nutrition |
|
|
|
Miscarriage is linked to too much work and improper nutrition
Source: UPI Date: 9/30/09
Successful pregnancies are less likely to occur when pregnant women have periods of intense work and low food intake, U.S. researchers said.
Virginia
J. Vitzthum, a senior scientist at Indiana University's Kinsey
Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, said her
research challenges the past belief that nearly all early pregnancy
losses are caused by genetic defects in the embryo.
Genetic
defects wouldn't change with the seasons, so Vitzthum's findings show
that environmental factors must also play a major role in early
pregnancy miscarriages, the study said.
The
findings, published in the American Journal of Human Biology, showed
seasonality of early pregnancy loss in rural Bolivian women. The study
showed that during periods of intense labor and low food the rates of
early pregnancy loss can more than double.
"This
finding applies to U.S. moms just as much as Bolivians, and it applies
to psychosocial resources just as much as food supply," Vitzthum said
in a statement. "As well as healthy food, pregnant women also need good
working conditions and adequate social support from family, friends and
workplace to keep their risks of early pregnancy losses low."
Copyright 2007. All Rights Reserved.  |
Subscribe to this comment's feed