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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2017 Aug 25;32(1):30–39. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12402

Table 2.

Prevalence of Signs and Symptoms by Week Following Positive Pregnancy Test, Overall and by Pregnancy Loss Status Among Women in the LIFE Study, Michigan and Texas, USA, 2005–2009

Number of ongoing pregnancies a Overall (n=335) % No Loss (n=245) % Loss (n=90) %
No symptoms
 Week 1 335 13 13 12
 Week 2 300 18 15 27
 Week 3 288 14 13 20
 Week 4 283 11 8 24
 Week 5 271 13 12 25
Any bleeding
 Week 1 335 20 13 39
 Week 2 300 16 14 24
 Week 3 288 18 17 24
 Week 4 283 19 18 29
 Week 5 271 22 22 25
Light/moderate/heavy bleeding
 Week 1 335 13 7 29
 Week 2 300 10 8 18
 Week 3 288 8 8 11
 Week 4 283 11 10 15
 Week 5 271 10 10 9
Moderate/heavy bleeding
 Week 1 335 10 6 23
 Week 2 300 7 5 17
 Week 3 288 4 4 5
 Week 4 283 6 7 6
 Week 5 271 1 0 3
Any nausea and/or vomiting
 Week 1 335 75 72 81
 Week 2 300 64 66 55
 Week 3 288 78 81 62
 Week 4 283 81 86 54
 Week 5 271 81 83 58
Any vomiting
 Week 1 335 19 17 24
 Week 2 300 14 14 18
 Week 3 288 19 21 9
 Week 4 283 22 25 6
 Week 5 271 32 34 17
Nausea only a
 Week 1 335 56 55 57
 Week 2 300 50 53 37
 Week 3 288 59 61 53
 Week 4 283 59 61 48
 Week 5 271 49 50 41
Any cramping
 Week 1 335 72 69 77
 Week 2 300 56 57 52
 Week 3 288 48 51 29
 Week 4 283 50 52 40
 Week 5 271 53 56 33
a

Number of ongoing pregnancies represents the denominator for each week

b

Nausea, but not vomiting, during the week