Dr Padmapriya, HOD & Senior Consultant – Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai talks about some of the Obstetrics emergencies that patients face and signs & symptoms that we should look out for:

1. Miscarriages (before 20 weeks of gestation)When you are pregnant and you have signs of bleeding, please come to the hospital immediately because this could be the early sign of miscarriage; it could be threatened miscarriage or ongoing miscarriage.
2. Ectopic Pregnancies (Pregnancy which occurs in the fallopian tubes). In the case of ectopic pregnancy, instead of pregnancy occurring in the uterine cavity, it occurs in the tubes. There are two types of ectopic pregnancies – ruptured and unruptured. Symptoms of ectopic pregnancy due to impending rupture or ruptured pregnancy include:
1. Pain in the abdomen
2. Bleeding (may or may not occur)
3. Dizziness or Giddiness
4. Vomiting