“If you have miscarried more than twice during the second trimester, you may need hormonal treatment or a special stitch in your cervix to prevent another miscarriage or premature labour.”
Doctor Trudy Smith, an obstetrician at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, stresses the importance of good antenatal care and recognising the signs of early labour so that you can get help.
“Sometimes, spontaneous labour can be stopped or controlled long enough to mature the baby’s lungs to minimise complications,” she says. “But when the mother’s
