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By Emma Wilkinson Health reporter, BBC News
Women who have had a miscarriage do not need to wait before trying to get pregnant again, say doctors.
A study by the University of Aberdeen of 30,000 women found that conceiving within six months offered the best chance for a healthy pregnancy.
The findings, published in the British Medical Journal, counter international guidelines that women should wait at least six months before trying again.
Women conceiving within six months of miscarriagehad the best chance of healthy pregnancy
Women who conceived within six months were less likely to have another miscarriage, termination or ectopic pregnancy, the figures showed.
Also, among those who went on to give birth, conceiving within six months was associated with reduced risk of Caesarean birth, a premature delivery or a low birthweight baby compared with those women who had conceived between six months and a year.
Around one in five pregnancies ends in miscarriage before 24 weeks, a risk that increases with age.