What are some pregnancy complications or dangers?
February 7, 2010 by admin
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Girl: Misunderstood asked:
Hello, I am writing a fictional story, and one of the characters is pregnant.
Hello, I am writing a fictional story, and one of the characters is pregnant.
I need something for the plot that involves the pregnancy, so I was thinking of having to make the pregnant woman be hospitalized briefly for a complication or something.
But I want it to be as realistic as possible, so what could I possibly use for my story? Precclampsia, diabetes, what else is there to use???
Charliee is getting a sister! on Tue, 9th Feb 2010 3:43 am
I personally, was hospitalised from 27 weeks onwards with placenta praevia. I had a large bleed, and as the baby can not be born naturally, had to stay on bedrest until I had him at 36 weeks via caesarian. Just an idea, good luck with the story.
whinie_p on Wed, 10th Feb 2010 9:41 pm
Preterm labor, vaginal bleeding of unknown origin, premature rupture of membranes. If you want a short hospital stay that doesn’t end in her delivering the baby just yet you could have the woman go to her doctor for decreased fetal movement. They would admit her to the hospital for a non-stress test and IV hydration and then send her home either that day or the next day if everything checks out. They would keep her over night for preterm labor until there have been no contractions without the aid of medications to stop them for at least 24 hours. If her water breaks most doctors would keep the mother indefinitely until she delivers the baby.