According to a report in Reuters, Danish researchers have uncovered evidence that bleeding in early pregnancy might mean a higher risk of complications in later pregnancy, even when the early pregnancy bleeding doesn't lead to miscarriage.
Researchers examined records from almost 800,000 women over a time span of nearly 30 years, including data from multiple pregnancies in some cases. Among the women who gave birth after reporting first trimester bleeding in their first pregnancies, a greater percentage gave birth premature compared to women who had not reported first trimester bleeding. Interestingly, those who had reported first-trimester bleeding in their first pregnancies were also at increased risk of giving birth prematurely in their second pregnancies, even when there was no early bleeding in the subsequent pregnancy.
The researchers concluded that early pregnancy bleeding might be linked to later risk of placental abruption or rupture of membranes, common causes of early delivery, and that women with early bleeding should perhaps be more closely monitored for later complications.
