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I have an 8 cm subchorionic bleed and very scared i will lose the baby or have a placenta abrupt ion. my dr just wants to monitor and see what happens?

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Dr. Robert Grindstaff answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

It depends: on how far along you are what the options would be unless very near term the best option is to carefully watch for enlargement or otter problems. It you have any bleeding, pain or hardening of the abdomen go to the ER immediately.

Answered 4/23/2015

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