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Dose a heartbeat in the baby in early pregnancy decease the chances of a miscarriage?
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Yes: The risk of first trimester miscarriage goes down after we visualize a fetal heartbeat. The risk drops to less than 5% after about 12 weeks gestation.
Answered 1/6/2013
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