WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 1998: Re: Bleeding into Labor

Re: Bleeding into Labor

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 27 Feb 1998 15:16:04 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 27 Feb 1998, Holly wrote: >
>I am 29 and had my first child 6 months ago. Everything is fine but the
>way I went to the hospital to have him was very scary. I woke up in the
>middle of the night (two weeks before due date) bleeding extremely
>heavily. I have never seen so much blood. When I woke, I thought my
>water had broken but it was actually blood gushing out. I also had a
>few very large clots (about half dollar size). We rushed to the
>hospital where they stopped the bleeding somehow, I don't know. I was
>having minor contractions that I really couldn't feel (we only saw them
>on monitor). They did an ultrasound and baby was fine but fluid was low
>so they induced labor by breaking my water. I went right into labor and
>to make a long story short, everything worked out fine. The doctors
>never told me why I bled like that and I never really had a chance to
>ask since everything is so crazy during and after the birth. My
>questions are:
>
>1)What can possibly cause something like this?

Since the possibilties are endless, you'll have to ask th e doctors who saw it and treated it.

>2)Is this something I will have to worry about if I have another
>pregnancy?

Sorry, but it depends upon the cause. Most causes, however, are not repeatable.

>Thanks for any information you can provide.

Good luck in your quest.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG
OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
Great Neck, New York
http://www.obgyn.net/states/bios/marchbein.htm
http://www.obgyn.net/women/advisors/harveym.htm

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