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Alex Polyakov, Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne

Can bending and walking really increase the risk of a miscarriage?

A new Danish study found each extra hour of bending forward at work during early pregnancy raised the risk of miscarriage by 36%.

It also found each extra hour of walking per day increased the risk of miscarriage by 18% and each hour of standing increased it by 3%.

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