What to do if you bleed during pregnancy? | Bleeding during pregnancy

What to do if you bleed during pregnancy?

Bleeding often occurs during pregnancy, which can have very different causes. When bleeding occurs, it is normal for pregnant women to become frightened and anxious. However, it is important to remain calm at first.

The majority of bleeding during pregnancy is harmless. Nevertheless, all bleeding must be clarified by a gynaecologist. How quickly one should go to a specialist depends on the amount of blood lost and the accompanying symptoms.

For example, a large loss of blood with accompanying lower abdominal pain is an emergency and should be seen immediately by a gynaecologist (possibly also in the emergency room). Simple and weak spotting without abdominal pain can also be examined the following day by a registered gynaecologist. In addition to the amount of blood and the accompanying symptoms, it is also important when the bleeding occurs.

During early pregnancy and in the first months of pregnancy, light bleeding is common. The causes are usually harmless and there is usually no danger to the child. As the pregnancy progresses, i.e. in the second or third stage of pregnancy, the cause of bleeding can have more dangerous causes and must be urgently clarified by a gynaecologist.

Here too, it should be considered whether there are accompanying symptoms, such as lower abdominal pain. If there is heavy bleeding in connection with pulling lower abdominal pain, a gynaecologist should be consulted as soon as possible. If spotting occurs, regardless of the cause and until a gynaecologist is consulted, care should be taken to avoid physical stress. This does not mean that the pregnant woman must stay in bed, but she should not do any sports or exercise.