Women are 72% more likely to suffer a miscarriage in the first three months of pregnancy if they have a low body mass index before they become pregnant, but can reduce their risk of miscarriage significantly by taking supplements and eating fresh fruit and vegetables, according to study findings published online today.

These are some of the findings of a new study, which appears today in the online edition of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The study, from a team based at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, aimed to examine the association between biological, behavioural and lifestyle risk factors and the risk of miscarriage, which affects an estimated quarter of a million women in the UK every year.

Women At Higher Risk of Miscarriage If Underweight and Thin