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Can sleeping on your stomach for more than an hour while pregnant cause a miscarriage?
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No: Sleeping on your back in the 3rd trimester can compromise the blood flow back to the heart from inferior vena cavum compression. However, sleeping on your stomach doesn't increase your risk for miscarriage.
Answered 4/30/2016
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No: A healthy pregnancy is not affected by such a practice.
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