What Is Third Trimester Bleeding?

Late pregnancy bleeding (prenatal bleeding) is painless vaginal bleeding in late pregnancy, which accounts for approximately 3% of all pregnancies. Most are small amounts of bleeding that do not threaten the safety of the mother or child. But sometimes heavy bleeding, hypovolemic shock in the mother, and even maternal and child death. The most common causes of prenatal hemorrhage are placenta previa and early placental detachment. Other rare causes include ruptured placental prevascular vessels, local causes of the cervix, vagina, and vulva.

Bleeding during late pregnancy

Late pregnancy bleeding (prenatal bleeding) is painless vaginal bleeding in late pregnancy, which accounts for approximately 3% of all pregnancies. Most are small amounts of bleeding that do not threaten the safety of the mother or child. But sometimes heavy bleeding, hypovolemic shock in the mother, and even maternal and child death. The most common causes of prenatal hemorrhage are placenta previa and early placental detachment. Other rare causes include ruptured placental prevascular vessels, local causes of the cervix, vagina, and vulva.