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Reply #55: Sorry, but I call bullshit on this one. I was in a car wreck when I was 16w pregnant. [View All]

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moc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-21-11 10:39 PM
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55. Sorry, but I call bullshit on this one. I was in a car wreck when I was 16w pregnant.
Of course, I was worried. It was my first pregnancy. My OB told me later that I'd have to be "in Shock Trauma with a broken pelvis" before she would have worried about the impact on the pregnancy at that stage.

At 12 weeks gestation the likelihood that a single blow to the abdomen would cause a miscarriage pushes the limits of credibility. The possibility that exposure to pepper spray would be so teratogenic as to cause m/c is just absurd.

I'm not saying what happened to her is excusable, but to blame her m/c on the incident is ridiculous. About 25% of identified pregnancies end in m/c in the first trimester (e.g., by 12-13 weeks gestation).

For the record, I also have a doctorate in maternal and child health, so my knowledge of the risk factors for miscarriage extends beyond my own personal experience with pregnancy.
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