symptoms during pregnancy
women s health issues
Vaginal Bleeding During Late Pregnancy
During late pregnancy (after 20 weeks), 3 to 4% of women have vaginal bleeding. Bleeding may be a signal that there is a risk of losing the baby or of bleeding excessively (hemorrhaging). In rare cases, so much blood is lost that blood pressure becomes dangerously low (causing Shock ) or small blood clots form throughout the bloodstream (called Women with vaginal bleeding during late pregnancy should go to the doctor to be evaluated promptly, because the bleeding may be associated with complications that threaten the safety of the woman and/or the fetus. 