Walking and bending forward at work may raise miscarriage risk in early pregnancy

Bending forwards and, to a lesser extent, walking a lot, at work in early pregnancy may raise the risk of miscarriage, according to Danish scientists. They looked at workplace activity among 475,312 Danish women, with 803,829 pregnancies between them, and found each additional hour of bending forwards, particularly at a 30° angle, was linked with a 36% higher risk of miscarriage, while each additional hour of walking was linked with an 18% higher risk, and each additional hour of standing was li