About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Being hit in the abdomen causes miscarriage?

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Being hit in the abdomen causes miscarriage? May 29th 2013, 14:36 I've gotten quite a bit of email about whether or not being hit in the abdomen causes a miscarriage, in light of the recent dramatic rescue of three women and a young girl from a home in Cleveland.  One of the women reportedly was prevented from giving birth by being hit in the stomach to induce a miscarriage. This has caused many people to panic. The truth is, severe trauma to the abdomen, after the first trimester, can cause problems to the pregnancy, typically through trauma to the placenta.  But this type of trauma, either by intimate partner violence or severe accidents, is not the same trauma you experience with the klutzy falls in pregnancy. Many women will fall, even belly flop, and not experience trauma to themselves or baby. You see, the baby is encased in amniotic fluid, which can shield the baby from most traumas in every day life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Being hit in the abdomen causes miscarriage? originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 at 14:36:15. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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