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Common collocations with miscarriage in American Collocation

miscarriage noun countable/uncountable

US /mɪsˈkerɪdʒ/

repeated

frequent
recurrent
repeated

Twenty women with a history of recurrent miscarriage took part in the study.

with an unknown or accidental cause

spontaneous
unexplained

Many spontaneous miscarriages are connected to potential birth defects.

early in pregnancy

early

Mrs Peters has had two early miscarriages.

possible

threatened

Herbs were used to treat specific conditions such as threatened miscarriage.

have a miscarriage

experience
have
suffer

She revealed that she had suffered five miscarriages.

cause a miscarriage

cause
induce

These chromosomal abnormalities may be severe enough to cause a miscarriage.

prevent or avoid a miscarriage

avoid
prevent

More frequent scanning is not going to prevent a miscarriage.

cause
history
likelihood
risk

Women who smoke face an increased risk of miscarriage or stillbirth.