Safety-Warning Signs

Watching for Warning Signs During Pregnancy

At this point in your pregnancy, it is very important that you pay attention to your body! If you have a problem that seems like more than a "common discomfort" of pregnancy, be sure to contact your health care provider right away.

Symptoms
If you notice any of the following symptoms, contact your health care provider right away:
  • Bleeding from the vaginal
  • Continuous sharp abdominal pain or cramping
  • Sudden gush of fluid from the vagina
  • Swelling or puffiness in the face or hands
  • Severe headache
  • Large, sudden weight gain
  • Fainting or dizziness
  • Low, dull back ache
  • Blurred eye sight or spots before your eyes
  • Chills or fever
  • Painful urination or cloudy/bloody urine
  • Severe nausea or vomiting
  • A rash or unusual sores
  • Decreased movement of the baby
  • If you experience any abdominal injury
Pre-term labor
Pre-term labor is labor that occurs 3 or more weeks before your due date. It is important for you to know how to recognize signs of pre-term labor. Become familiar with this list:
  • Contractions which occur every ten minutes or less
  • Low, dull back ache below your waistline which may come and go or be constant
  • Pressure that feels as though the baby is pushing down.
  • Stomach cramping with or without diarrhea.
  • Watery fluid from the vaginal
  • Feeling that something isn't "right".

NOTE: It is NOT normal to have frequent contractions before your baby is due. If contractions come more often than one every 10-minutes, contact your health care provider right away.

Take me back to: 9 months pregnant