Direct guidance
What to know or do
Ask what the procedure or monitoring is intended to change, what activity advice is evidence-based and which pressure, contractions, bleeding, discharge or fluid loss needs immediate assessment. Do not prescribe yourself bed rest.
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
Check with your care team
When to get individual help
Check the exact item or situation with a doctor, midwife, pharmacist or relevant clinician; the name of a broad category is not enough for a personal decision.