Although many women tend to relate their miscarriage to some event such as heavy lifting, a fall, or even a blow to the abdomen, physical trauma is, in fact, an unlikely cause of miscarriage. As we read previously in one’s story, even an automobile accident in late pregnancy did not cause her to miscarry.

And we have all heard tales of young women desperately wishing not to e pregnant, going to extremes of jumping from high walls or falling down, and still failing to cause a miscarriage.

Early in pregnancy, the bony pelvis shields the uterus from the impact of a blow. Everyday trauma, such as a pelvic examination or sexual intercourse, will not cause a miscarriage. Falls, slips, or inadvertent blows to the abdomen are not usually a danger. Neither is your toddler’s jmping up and down on your tummy. The loss of the pregnancy will only ensue if the miscarriage was inevitable anyway. Many women worry about having a pelvic examination if they are bleeding in early pregnancy. But it is safe and, besides giving the doctor useful information, will not cause a miscarriage.

Physical trauma could affect your pregnancy if it is a penetrating injury such as a stab or bullet wound, which of course would harm you and the fetus.