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Roy Pitkin, M.D., is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and is the former chair of the ob/gyn department at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. He is a frequent advisor to national health agencies on women's health issues and has received numerous international honors for this work.

Q: I just found out I am pregnant. My mother has had many miscarriages as well as 5 healthy children. Is miscarriage hereditary?

A: No, the tendency to have miscarriages does not seem to be inherited.

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