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Pregnancy Danger Signs

If you are pregnant and any of these occur, call your healthcare provider:

  • Blurred vision, spots, or light flashes with or without a headache
  • A hot, reddened painful area on your calf or behind your knee
  • Pain or burning when you urinate, or unusually frequent urination
  • Temperature above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit lasting longer than 24 hours
  • Sudden severe or continuous pain or cramping in the lower abdomen
  • Bleeding or spotting from your vagina
  • Injury to your stomach
  • Sudden, severe swelling of your hands, feet or face
  • Sores or blisters on your genitals (possibly herpes)
  • Symptoms of vaginal infection - itching, burning and increase of unusual discharge
  • Involved in a car accident
  • Severe headaches or difficulty with vision
  • Continuous leaking of small amounts of fluid from the vagina or gush of water from the vagina
  • Baby does not move for more than one day after the 20th week of pregnancy or decreased fetal movement
  • Five or more uterine contractions in one hour before 36 weeks
  • Diarrhea, nausea or vomiting lasting longer than 24 hours

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