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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]See if she can get another u/s next week.  [b]If there's a heartbeat at 9 weeks, the probability of a miscarriage plummets and she'll have greater reassurance that her pregnancy will continue. [/b]

Most women don't find out that they've had a late miscarriage until 12 weeks when they have their first OB appointment.  But then when the doctor does the exam, he/she can often see that fetus stopped growing somewhere around 8.5 weeks or earlier. [/quote]

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-1000.  Measured small at 7 weeks.  Measured fine at 9 weeks.  Saw the heartbeat both times.  Missed MC at 13 weeks, stopped growing sometime between 9 and 10 weeks.  I truly hope this does not happen to you.[/quote]

I'm sorry for your loss. The fact remains that an overwhelming majority of miscarriages occur prior to 9 weeks. Does this mean there are no miscarriages after 9 weeks? Of course not. But if you see a heartbeat at 9 weeks (also assuming that fetal age is accurate), the probability a miscarriage does drop significantly. The loss rate between 8.5 weeks and birth is about 2%.
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