🚨 7 red-flag reasons to head straight to labor & delivery

What should you do?

1. 1. What to prepare

   Contact maternity care immediately for reduced or changed movements, bleeding, suspected waters breaking, severe headache or visual disturbance, severe pain, fever or early labour symptoms.

2. 2. What to check

   Do not wait for the next appointment or rely on a home Doppler. Call emergency services for collapse, seizures, severe bleeding or serious breathing difficulty.

3. 3. In Ireland

   For a life-threatening medical emergency call 112 or 999. Give your location and follow dispatcher instructions.

4. 4. In Ireland

   Register with a GP for the HSE Maternity and Infant Care Scheme and confirm your maternity-unit contact and postnatal follow-up. Public health nurses support infant care; do not assume every private service is covered.

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