Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Teratogenicity01:07

Teratogenicity

The ability of a drug to produce structural deformations and functional abnormalities in the developing embryo or the fetus is called teratogenicity, and the drug producing this effect is known as a teratogen. Teratogenic effects include stillbirth, miscarriage, intrauterine growth restriction, and neurocognitive delay. A teratogen may affect the embryo at different stages of development, which is important in determining the type and extent of the damage. During blastocyst formation, the early...
Experimental Designs01:16

Experimental Designs

An experimental design is a systematic process that allows researchers to evaluate the relationship between dependent and independent variables. There are three widely used types of experimental design - pre-experimental design, true experimental design, and quasi-experimental design. In pre-experimental design, the researcher compares the data before and after some interventions or treatments. The true-experimental design has more than one purposefully created group, a commonly measured...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Air pollution and autism-like traits: sensitive periods and joint effects of exposure to sources and constituents of fine particulate matter.

Environmental research·2026
Same author

Relationship between endometriosis diagnosis, staging, and typology and inflammatory cytokines.

F&S reports·2026
Same author

Prediction of endometrial tissue PFAS concentrations using serum levels, demographic, and reproductive factors: Findings from the Investigating Mixtures of Pollutants and Endometriosis in Tissue (IMPLANT) study.

Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.)·2026
Same author

Predicting Individual Risk of Advanced Adenoma Based on the Interval-Censored Recurrent Adenoma Event and Informative Screening Time.

Statistics in medicine·2026
Same author

Maternal antenatal depression and offspring DNA methylation.

Journal of affective disorders·2026
Same author

Incident endometriosis diagnosis and AMH: how surgical staging and typology relate to serum AMH levels.

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology·2026

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 20, 2026

Construction of Vapor Chambers Used to Expose Mice to Alcohol During the Equivalent of all Three Trimesters of Human Development
15:27

Construction of Vapor Chambers Used to Expose Mice to Alcohol During the Equivalent of all Three Trimesters of Human Development

Published on: July 13, 2014

Caffeine consumption and miscarriage: a prospective cohort study.

Anna Z Pollack1, Germaine M Buck Louis, Rajeshwari Sundaram

  • 1Epidemiology Branch, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA.

Fertility and Sterility
|September 8, 2009
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Caffeine intake during early pregnancy does not increase miscarriage risk. This study found no link between daily caffeine consumption and pregnancy loss, even after accounting for other factors.

More Related Videos

Assessment and Evaluation of the High Risk Neonate: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale
19:15

Assessment and Evaluation of the High Risk Neonate: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale

Published on: August 25, 2014

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 20, 2026

Construction of Vapor Chambers Used to Expose Mice to Alcohol During the Equivalent of all Three Trimesters of Human Development
15:27

Construction of Vapor Chambers Used to Expose Mice to Alcohol During the Equivalent of all Three Trimesters of Human Development

Published on: July 13, 2014

Assessment and Evaluation of the High Risk Neonate: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale
19:15

Assessment and Evaluation of the High Risk Neonate: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale

Published on: August 25, 2014

Area of Science:

  • Reproductive Health
  • Human Development
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Previous studies show mixed results on caffeine and miscarriage.
  • There's a lack of prospective data on caffeine intake during early pregnancy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between daily caffeine consumption and miscarriage risk.
  • To address the data gap in prospective measurements of caffeine intake during the periconceptional period.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective longitudinal study design.
  • Analysis of daily caffeine consumption over 12 menstrual cycles.
  • Adjustment for relevant covariates in statistical models.

Main Results:

  • Caffeine consumption was not associated with an increased risk of miscarriage.
  • No increased hazard of miscarriage was observed with higher caffeine intake.
  • Findings remained consistent after adjusting for confounding factors.

Conclusions:

  • Daily caffeine consumption does not appear to elevate the risk of miscarriage.
  • This study provides crucial prospective data on caffeine intake and early pregnancy outcomes.