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Miscarriages are not officially recorded, but it is estimated they happen in about 15% of pregnancies.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024

"Miscarriages of justice, the kind that happened to Marcellus Williams, happen all too frequently in the United States."

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2024

"Miscarriages occur in 15-25 per cent of all pregnancies -- which is around 23 million per year, globally," Dr Dunne said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024

Miscarriages occur in 15 percent of all pregnancies and may require a procedure — also used in some abortions — to remove the fetus.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2022

Now all Remembrance of its many disheartening Miscarriages was soon lost in the Glory of his Conquests.

From The Amours of Zeokinizul, King of the Kofirans Translated from the Arabic of the famous Traveller Krinelbol by Crébillon, Claude Prosper Jolyot de