What’s the deal with blood clots in the third trimester of pregnancy?



Clot discharge in the third trimester of pregnancy is mainly considered to be caused by fetal factors such as embryonic arrest, preeclampsia, ectopic pregnancy, but it may also be caused by the pregnant woman’s own factors.

Fetal factors:

Embryonic arrest: embryonic arrest can be manifested in the absence of abnormal bleeding during pregnancy, sudden bleeding in the third trimester of pregnancy, need to go to the hospital for ultrasound to further clarify the diagnosis.

2. Pre-eclampsia: vaginal bleeding in the third trimester of pregnancy may be pre-eclampsia, and should be promptly hospitalized.

3. Ectopic pregnancy: usually most of the ectopic pregnancy will not be more than three months before the discomfort symptoms, but the uterine horn pregnancy or abdominal pregnancy and other special types of ectopic pregnancy may be later bleeding and other symptoms.

Pregnant women’s own factors: such as cervical polyps, chronic cervicitis, cervical cancer, etc. can cause cervical congestion and edema, which may appear in the third trimester of pregnancy to discharge the symptoms of blood clots.

Vaginal bleeding after the third trimester of pregnancy is recommended to consult a doctor in time to identify the cause and then actively treat it, so as not to delay the condition.