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Bleeding is a sign that cannot be ignored. If a woman bleeds at any time during pregnancy she should tell her doctor or midwife straight away.

The bleeding can be caused by quite harmless changes in the cervix (neck of the womb) called an ectropion. This is the commonest cause of vaginal bleeding in the second half of pregnancy.

It can also be the type of bleeding that occurs immediately before labour and looks like bloody mucus (a 'show').

But bleeding in the late stages of pregnancy can also be caused by one of two potentially serious complications.

  • If the placenta, which nourishes the baby, is coming away from its attachment to the inside of the wall of the womb (a condition called placental abruption), bleeding will occur . Abdominal pains and a tense, sore uterus are other symptoms of this problem.
  • The bleeding may originate from a low placenta that is actually blocking the opening to the cervix (a condition known as placenta praevia).

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