When to call your midwife urgently - during pregnancy

  • If you have any vaginal bleeding  you have concerns about your baby’s movements:

  • After 28 weeks if you have concerns about your baby’s movements: your baby is not moving as frequently as normal or has had a change in the normal pattern

  • If you have a severe headache that does not go away with panadol, fluids and/or rest; blurred vision-flashing lights or spots in front of your eyes; sudden extreme swelling in your face, hands and feet, bad pain just below your ribs particularly on the right side

  • If you have severe itching that centres on the soles of your feet and the palms of your hands

  • If you are experiencing regular, painful abdominal tightenings that could be contractions

  • If you experience an unusual increase in fluid leaking vaginally

  • If you have regular contractions that may feel like labour prior to 37 weeks.

Help is always available. If you have paged urgently and haven’t received a response within 5-10 minutes please page again and state 2nd urgent call. If you still don’t receive a response please either call:

CCDHB Delivery Suite
04 806 0845

Kenepuru Maternity
049182010

Call an ambulance
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