Direct guidance
What to know or do
Use urgent maternity or emergency assessment now rather than assuming indigestion or waiting for a routine visit. Describe the exact location, onset and associated symptoms.
What changes the answer
- When it began, whether it is worsening, and how it affects eating, sleep or activity
- Severity, pattern, one-sided symptoms and accompanying bleeding, fever or fluid loss
- Pregnancy week, baby movement and relevant conditions or medicines
Urgent help
When to get individual help
Use urgent maternity or emergency care now. This guide cannot determine the cause or confirm that it is safe to wait.
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