Obstetrics - When To Call Your Provider
WHEN TO CALL YOUR PHYSICIAN
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Vaginal spotting or bleeding
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Change in vaginal discharge
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Abdominal cramping more than 4 times in an hour
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Abdominal pain
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Pelvic pressure
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Severe nausea and vomiting
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Fever
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Decreased fetal movement
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Contractions that occur 4 or more times an hour
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Leaking of fluid from the vagina
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Persistent/severe headache
SIGNS OF PRE-TERM LABOR
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Cramping
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Low, dull backache (different than your regular backache)
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Contractions
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Pressure in lower abdomen, which comes and goes
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A change in discharge
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A slow leak or gush of fluid from the vagina