🚨 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 Singapore

   For a life-threatening medical emergency call 995 for a medical emergency. Give your location and follow dispatcher instructions.

4. 4. In Singapore

   Confirm the maternity hospital’s assessment route and after-hours number. Arrange newborn follow-up with the hospital, polyclinic or GP, including jaundice review when directed. Public subsidies and MediSave arrangements have eligibility rules; check charges and referral requirements.

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