WHEN TO PAGE YOUR MIDWIFE IN PREGNANCY
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Page your midwife IMMEDIATELY
if you have any of the following symptoms
or 
​if something doesn't feel right:

      ● Bad cramps or stomach pains that won’t go away with rest, hydration, and acetaminophen (Tylenol).
      ● Bleeding from your vagina
      ● A trickle or gush of fluid from your vagina
      ● Lower back pain/pressure that is a change or new for you
      ● A feeling that the baby is pushing down
      ● Fever, chills, dizziness, vomiting
      ● A bad headache that doesn't go away with rest, hydration, and Tylenol.
      ● Blurry vision or spots before your eyes
      ● Pain under your ribs or upper abdomen that doesn't go away and is unrelated to your baby’s position
      ● If you think you are in labour
      ● A decrease in your baby’s movements (fewer than six movements in two hours)
      ● Extreme itching but no rash is visible, especially of the palms of your hands and soles of your feet

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It is important to seek advice no matter what the day or time!