Direct guidance
What to know or do
Bleeding may be visible or concealed, so the amount seen does not reliably show severity. Do not drive yourself if faint or severely unwell; tell emergency services the pregnancy week, pain pattern, bleeding and any change in movement.
What changes the answer
- The exact finding, pregnancy week, measurements, symptoms and diagnostic certainty
- Maternal health, fetal growth or wellbeing and how each is changing over time
- Available specialist care, monitoring, treatment, transfer and birth-timing options
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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