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Hi. i just wanted to know what are the chances of giving birth at 37/38 weeks, when u had a miscarriage before at 17weeks and also my mum had me at 37?

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Dr. Mohammad Khan answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Very small: Most likely you will have a pregnancy till 39 it is not a must that you will have another miscarriage or early birth the chance is less than 10% for early birth from experience 37 and 38 weeks gestation babies do just fine.

Answered 5/4/2014

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