I’ve recently miscarried—why did this happen
Miscarriage occurs in 10–20 percent of pregnancies.In the vast majority of these the cause is never identified, but it’s unlikely to be related to anything you did or didn’t do. There are thought to be several reasons why miscarriages occur There may be a genetic problem, in which the baby or placenta doesn’t develop normally; levels of the pregnancy hormone progesterone may be low; there may be an immune disorder in which the mother’s immune system reacts against the pregnancy; an infection may be present; or there may be problems with the uterus or cervix. Miscarriages tend to be
more common in older women