Note when abdominal pain in the early stages of pregnancy

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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Tran Lam Khoa - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital.

Many pregnant mothers often feel pain in the abdomen in the early stages of pregnancy. Although abdominal pain during pregnancy is quite normal, when there are abnormalities, women should not be subjective.

1. Abdominal pain in early pregnancy reveals what?

The degree of abdominal pain during this period is the same as when you have period pain. This is because the uterus contracts.
It could be due to sudden pain in the muscles. This can make you feel uncomfortable. Abdominal pain is a common symptom during this period.

2. Watch out for these signs in early pregnancy

In the first weeks of pregnancy, more than 80% of pregnant women experience pain in the lower abdomen. Many mothers worry that this is a dangerous phenomenon that can lead to miscarriage.
However, health experts say that abdominal pain in the first trimester of pregnancy is quite normal if there are no other accompanying symptoms. Although the 5th week of pregnancy, bleeding is considered a non-dangerous phenomenon, but not because of that, pregnant women can be subjective.


Especially when there is a risk of having lower abdominal pain with the following symptoms:
Severe abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding. Abdominal pain is intermittent and increasing day by day, with no tendency to decrease. Diarrhea and nausea, mucus like coffee grounds. Fatigue, dizziness and fainting. When seeing the above signs, pregnant women need to go to the hospital for the fastest treatment. These are symptoms that indicate you are at risk for a miscarriage, miscarriage, or ectopic pregnancy.

If the pregnant woman has cramping abdominal pain, the pain area is near the uterus and is accompanied by many symptoms such as nausea, bleeding, ... then pregnant women need to be careful because this is a warning sign of some danger in pregnancy. early weeks of pregnancy such as miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy.
Unilateral abdominal pain can occur on the left or right side. This is a sign of potential danger to the pregnant mother such as tumor, acute appendicitis. Tumors in pregnant women are usually ovarian tumors ... Pregnant women with lower abdominal pain may have some digestive problems such as indigestion or constipation.
The main cause is hormone changes in the first months of pregnancy, so the food metabolism is stagnant, the nutrition is unscientific and the size of the uterus is dilated and compresses the rectum, so it makes the mother always feeling bloated and constipated.
Painful urination is also very common in pregnant women. The phenomenon of pain in the lower abdomen when urinating indicates that the mother is at risk of urinary tract infection.
Severe abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding black like coffee grounds, defecation, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, fatigue, fainting, exhaustion due to internal bleeding.
Abdominal pain intermittently, the pain is increasing and shows no sign of abating. The pain came one after another, then suddenly disappeared. If accompanied by fresh bleeding and clots, it is likely that the pregnant mother is experiencing a threatened miscarriage and miscarriage. If you encounter any of the above situations, you should immediately go to the hospital for a timely check-up. The first 3 months are the most sensitive time during pregnancy. In order for mother and baby to be healthy, in addition to monitoring for signs such as abdominal pain, parents should note:
Understand early signs of pregnancy, pregnancy poisoning, bleeding during pregnancy. Timely, correct and sufficient first prenatal check-up, avoiding too early/too late. Fetal malformation screening at 12 weeks detects dangerous fetal malformations that can be intervened early. Distinguish between normal vaginal bleeding and pathological vaginal bleeding for timely intervention to maintain pregnancy. Screening for thyroid disease in the first 3 months of pregnancy avoids dangerous risks before and during delivery. Vinmec currently has many maternity packages (12-27-36 weeks), in which the 12-week maternity package helps monitor the health of mother and baby right from the beginning of pregnancy, early detection and timely intervention of health issues. In addition to the usual services, the maternity monitoring program from 12 weeks has special services that other maternity packages do not have such as: Double Test or Triple Test to screen for fetal malformations; Quantitative angiogenesis factor test to diagnose preeclampsia; thyroid screening test; Rubella test; Testing for parasites transmitted from mother to child seriously affects the baby's brain and physical development after birth.
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