Re: Marginal Placenta Separation

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At Wed, 11 Jun 2003, Krissy wrote: >
>Hi,
>I am 14 weeks pregnant and began mild bleeding last week. I went to the
>ER at the onset of symptoms and they did an ultrasound. No fetal
>distress was observed. Fetal heart tones were all within normal range.
>There was what appeared to be a small marginal separation of the
>placenta near my cervix. I was prescribed bedrest for 72 hours. After
>72 hours the bleeding stopped for the most part with the exception of a
>few brown tiny spots every now and then. I went back to my Dr. and had
>another US done a week later and the fetus still looked good. Currently
>I am experiencing no symptoms with the exception of a few very small
>brown spots intermittently.
>My questions are as follows:
>
>I am RH Neg. My husband is RH + so there is a good chance the baby will
>be RH positive. Should I get a rhogam injection early (< 28 weeks)since
>I was bleeding?
>
>Also, how will this affect the health of my baby as my pregnancy
>progresses?
>
>Thanks.

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