Babies do make or break marriages

A new US study shows that a miscarriage or stillbirth can significantly up divorce rates. Amy Norton reports

Studies have shown that married couples' risk of divorce can go up after the death of a child, and now new findings suggest that relationships may also become more fragile after a miscarriage or stillbirth.

In a study of more than 3,700 married or cohabitating couples in the United States, who'd had at least one pregnancy, researchers found that those who had suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth were more likely to break up in subsequent years than couples who had a baby.