Overwork and injury
Once you fall pregnant, your uterus needs a greater blood supply to support the functioning of the uterus and for the fetus to grow. But for this stage if you are overdoing it, it may affect or reduce the blood supply in the uterus area. Strong exercise, working long hours, or having a chronic or new lower back or abdomen injury or heavy pressure (such as strong sexual activity) all can cause disorder of the circulation around the lower abdomen and uterus, causing miscarriage.

Quality of egg and sperm
Chinese medicine believes that quality egg and sperm is one of the important reasons for having a healthy pregnancy. Like in nature, if the seed is not strong it will not survive, the same can happen during a pregnancy. This is one of the reasons for a miscarriage. For this type of miscarriage, it is strongly associated with fetal energy being weaker. For certain cases we can use the mothers channels to bring more circulation with fresh blood to flow to the uterus to strengthen the fetal essence which can add extra energy on top to help save the baby at the beginning of a miscarriage.

For certain cases, if the fetal energy is too weak it is hard to save the fetus, and is difficult to stop the miscarriage. Through my career and experience we suggest that for this type miscarriage, you should balance your body to strengthen the egg and sperm before you try again so you can have a successful pregnancy.

How to avoid miscarriage
1) It is best to balance your body (your body should be generally comfortable, physical well-being should be good and you should have no particular symptoms), before you plan to start a family.

2) You should see your family doctor to have a general check up, such as blood tests, ultrasound of your uterus, ovaries etc.

3) If you have a previous injury which has not been resolved, it should be fixed as this may affect your ability to fall pregnant. This may also be the cause of early stage miscarriages.

4) After a pregnancy avoid doing strong exercise, particularly those that concentrate on the abdomen and lower back area. 

5) The first two months of a pregnancy, it is best to avoid intercourse. Afterwards you could have gentle intercourse, it is best to avoid a strong pressure on the abdomen area.

6) After pregnancy, generally you should eat what you like, as this indicates what your body needs. we suggest that when you are eating a meal, you eat less but more frequently. For certain types of body’s you may have different constitutions during the pregnancy so you should see a TCM practitioner to find out what foods are good for you and what you should avoid.

7) During the pregnancy you should avoid drinking alcohol.

8) During your pregnancy, it is important to balance your lifestyle, avoid strong emotional issues and working hard. You should relax, be happy and enjoy your pregnancy.

9) During your pregnancy you should eat a certain amount of fruit and vegetables everyday. You should have a bowel movement every day to remove toxins and release pressure around the abdomen are and uterus.

10) In case you are bleeding at any stage of the pregnancy, you should see your doctor straight away or see your TCM practitioner to find out the case and balance your body to avoid a miscarriage.