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Warning Signs in Pregnancy: When to Call
The six signs that should never wait for your next visit, and why your instinct counts.
Most of pregnancy happens between appointments, which means you are usually the first to notice when something changes. Most changes are normal. A few are not, and those should never wait for your next visit.
Go to your nearest hospital if you notice any of these
- Heavy bleeding
- A bad headache or changes in your vision
- Your baby moving less than usual
- Strong or constant tummy pain
- A gush or leak of fluid
- Fever, or feeling very unwell
Or if you feel something is not right
Your instinct counts. Trust it. You know your body and your baby best, and you will never be a bother. Never wait, never feel you are overreacting.
About your baby’s movements
Get to know your baby’s pattern. Every baby has one. From around 28 weeks, if the movements slow down, change, or stop, do not wait and do not rely on home tricks like cold drinks. Go to your nearest hospital now, day or night. Then let us know on 066 499 2713.
How to reach us
- WhatsApp 065 072 5315 for questions, any time (066 499 2713 to speak to a person)
- Johannesburg 011 458 2497 · Pretoria 012 320 0167
- Any of the warning signs above: go to your nearest hospital now, day or night, and tell them you are pregnant. Then let us know on 066 499 2713.
When you call, we prioritise by urgency, which means if it is you with the warning sign, you go to the front of the queue. That is the same reason a scheduled visit occasionally waits: someone else needed what you may one day need.
Keep this list somewhere easy to find, or save the pregnancy companion to your phone; the same list lives inside it.
If any of the above is happening to you now, do not book anything. Get help.
Go to your nearest hospital now, day or night. Do not wait to be told it is nothing. Then let us know: our Johannesburg team answers on 066 499 2713 and books for every centre. For questions that are not urgent, WhatsApp 065 072 5315 any time.
When it is not an emergency and you want your pregnancy assessed properly: Antenatal Assessment, from r4,600.
Rather just talk it through?
Tell us what you have read and what you are worried about. We call you back. You do not need a referral, and nothing is booked until you say so.
We call back Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, usually the same working day.