COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY

1.bleeding

Bleeding means different things throughout your pregnancy. “If you are bleeding heavily and have severe abdominal pain and menstrual-like cramps or feel like you are going to faint during first trimester, it could be a sign of an  Ectopic pregnancy, which occurs when the fertilized egg implants somewhere other than the uterus.Heavy bleeding with cramping could also be a sign of miscarriagein first or earlysecond trimester. By contrast, bleeding with abdominal pain in the third trimestermay indicate placental abruption, which occurs when the placenta separates from the uterine lining.

2. severe nausea and vomiting

It's very common to have some nausea when you're pregnant. If it gets to be severe, that may be more serious.“If you can’t eat or drink anything, you run the risk of becoming dehydrated it can harm your baby.  

3. Contractions Early in the Third Trimester

But regular contractions are about 10 minutes apart or less and increase in intensity. If you're in your third trimester and think you're having contractions, call your doctor right away. If it is too early for the baby to be born, your doctor may be able to stop labor.

4.Your Water Breaks

During pregnancy the enlarged uterus can cause pressure on your bladder too. So it could be urine leakage. sometimes water breaking is a dramatic gush of fluid, but other times it is more subtle.If you are not sure if it is urine versus a true rupture of the membrane, go to the bathroom and empty your bladder if the fluid continues, then you have broken your water.” Call your doctor or go to the hospital.

5. A Persistent Severe Headache, Abdominal Pain, Visual Disturbances, and            Swelling During Your Third Trimester

This disorder is marked by high blood pressure and excess protein in your urine that typically occurs after the 20th week of pregnancy.

“Call your doctor right away and get your blood pressure tested

7.Flu Symptoms

Important for pregnant women to get the flu vaccine since pregnant women are more likely to get sick and have serious complications from the flu than other women during flu season.

But if you do get the flu, "don’t rush into a hospital or doctor’s office where you can spread it to other pregnant women. "Call your doctor first."