Caffeine consumption and miscarriage: a prospective cohort study

Fertil Steril. 2010 Jan;93(1):304-6. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.07.992. Epub 2009 Sep 3.

Abstract

Caffeine consumption has been equivocally associated with miscarriage, despite an absence of prospective longitudinal measurement of caffeine intake during sensitive windows of human development. In response to this critical data gap, we analyzed daily caffeine consumption while attempting pregnancy through 12 menstrual cycles at risk for pregnancy and found that caffeine consumption did not increase the risk or hazard of miscarriage, even after adjusting for relevant covariates.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Spontaneous / chemically induced*
  • Beverages*
  • Caffeine / adverse effects*
  • Central Nervous System Stimulants / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • Central Nervous System Stimulants
  • Caffeine