Pregnancy and Birthing Guide

When to Call Notify your provider or nurse if any of the following conditions outlined below should occur during pregnancy: • Vaginal bleeding or bloody discharge • Severe pain • Severe nausea or vomiting • Fainting • Severe or persistent headache • Blurred vision • Sharp or continuous abdominal pain • Swelling of the face, hands, feet, or ankles with sudden excessive weight gain • Persistent uterine cramping, backaches, or contractions of any frequency before 36 weeks (one month before your due date or earlier). • You do not feel your baby move for several hours after 28 weeks or if you think there is a significant decrease in your baby’s activity • Regular painful contractions every five minutes or less for one hour and are more than 36 weeks. • Your water breaks, regardless of the presence/absence of contractions. Repetitive leakage or a gush of fluid from the vagina. • Fever: Temperature greater than 100.4, chills, sweats • Abdominal trauma, falls (after 23 weeks), or a car accident

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