Why does bleeding or spotting during pregnancy happen?
Many things may cause vaginal bleeding or spotting during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. Most of the time, there is nothing you could have done to stop this from happening. Caregivers may never know what caused your bleeding. The following are some of the more common reasons to have vaginal bleeding during pregnancy. • Growths or other problems (such as polyps or fibroids) of your female organs. • A problem with where or how the placenta is attached to the uterus (womb). The placenta is an organ that lets your baby get nutrition from your body. • Ectopic pregnancy (a pregnancy growing outside of the uterus). • A problem with your fetus (unborn baby). • Incompetent cervix (the opening at the bottom of your uterus opens too soon). • Infection. • Bleeding may happen around the time your monthly period would have started if you were not pregnant. • Bleeding may start after having sexual intercourse.
