Patient's question:
Hello, doctor. I am 30 years old, and my partner is 34. I have been married for more than four years. I have been pregnant three times before. The first time, I had spotting in the early stages of pregnancy and took progesterone capsules. I also received progesterone injections to maintain the pregnancy, but the baby stopped growing after it was more than three months along, and I had a miscarriage. The second time, I got pregnant in June 2010. In January 2011, I had spotting at six and a half months and abdominal pain. The cervix started to open, and the baby was born prematurely. Both of these procedures were done at the Qingzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Shandong Province. The third time, I got pregnant in March 2012 and took traditional Chinese medicine to maintain the pregnancy. The early tests were all normal, but at five and a half months, my water broke. On August 20, 2012, I had a miscarriage induction surgery at the Yidu Central Hospital in Shandong Province.Doctor's answer:
Preterm labor refers to the occurrence of vaginal bleeding before 28 weeks of pregnancy, followed by intermittent lower abdominal pain or back pain. During gynecological examination, the cervical opening remains closed, the fetal membrane is intact, no pregnancy products have been expelled, the size of the uterus matches the gestational age, and the pregnancy has the potential to continue. With rest and treatment, if bleeding stops and lower abdominal pain subsides, the pregnancy can continue. If vaginal bleeding increases or lower abdominal pain intensifies, it may develop into inevitable abortion.