A recent study found the risk for miscarriage was higher during summer months, leading researchers to suggest a connection between pregnancy loss and extreme heat.
Up to 30% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, which “can cause substantial morbidity,” including posttraumatic stress, depression and anxiety, researchers wrote in Epidemiology.
Little is known about what causes miscarriages, and identifying risk factors “is an important public health goal,” Amelia K. Wesselink, MPH, a research assistant professor of epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public