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How long should i wait pass my due date before going to the emergency room?

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Never if possible: If you are having an obstetric issue, you need to call your ob, tell him/her about it, and make plan to meet on "labor deck" (in l&d) of your planned hospital. Almost no er is equipped properly to address this without sending you to l&d (and generating 2 bills). Talk to your ob.

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Answered 7/9/2013

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