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Can Sleeping On Your Back Cause Miscarriage In Second Trimester?

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Posted on Tue, 21 Oct 2014
Question: Can sleeping on your back cause miscarriage in second trimester? I slept only on my back and right side because I had a huge fibroid on the right side and thought if I slept on the left side it would crush the baby. Now I find out from people that this might have cut off blood supply to the baby and killed her...
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (21 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
It cannot completely cut off the blood supply.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
Lying on the back or in the right lateral position can cause a decrease in blood supply to the baby but the decrease in supply is not so extreme so as to kill the baby.
Comparatively a better blood supply is noted to the baby if the mother lies in the left lateral position but it cannot be the only cause of the death of the baby in second trimester.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal
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Can Sleeping On Your Back Cause Miscarriage In Second Trimester?

Brief Answer: It cannot completely cut off the blood supply. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for trusting us with your health concern. Lying on the back or in the right lateral position can cause a decrease in blood supply to the baby but the decrease in supply is not so extreme so as to kill the baby. Comparatively a better blood supply is noted to the baby if the mother lies in the left lateral position but it cannot be the only cause of the death of the baby in second trimester. Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have. Wishing you good health. Regards. Dr. Rakhi Tayal. For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal