<h2>Q: Do women at 35+ years of age have a greater risk of miscarriage?</h2>
A: As women get older their miscarriage risk increases because of the increased incidence of chromosomal abnormalities. The risk of miscarriage (loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks gestation) is: 12% to 15% for women in their 20's and rises to over 25% for women at age 40.

Miscarriage, also known as spontaneous abortion and pregnancy loss, is the natural&nbsp;death of an embryo or fetus before it is able to survive independently. Some use the cutoff of 20 weeks of gestation, after which fetal death is known as a&nbsp;stillbirth.&nbsp;The most common symptom of a miscarriage is&nbsp;vaginal bleeding&nbsp;with or without pain.&nbsp;Sadness,&nbsp;anxiety,&nbsp;and&nbsp;guilt&nbsp;often occur afterward.&nbsp;Tissue&nbsp;and clot-like material may leave the uterus and pass through and out of the&nbsp;vagina.

Miscarriage

An ectopic pregnancy can become fatal to the mother because of potentially excessive bleeding.

Ectopic Pregnancy: Symptoms, Risks, Causes

Pregnancy hypertension is recognized as one of the most common pregnancy complications and occurs in about 10% of all pregnancies.

High Blood Pressure and Pregnancy

Do women at 35+ years of age have a greater risk of miscarriage?

Risk of miscarriage over 35 years old

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