The common symptoms of abortions or miscarriages are bleeding, often accompanied by recurring pain, beginning in the small of the back and finally felt as cramps in the lower part of the abdomen. Since menstruation is suspended during pregnancy you should always regard bleeding or a bloody discharge as a symptom of a possible miscarriage, whether you have pain or not. Upon its appearance you should send for the doctor, go to bed at once and keep absolutely quiet. Should you be so unfortunate as to have a miscarriage, in spite of all your precautions, bear in mind that you will need to stay in bed quite as long afterwards and have the same care as though you had given birth to a fully developed baby. It is because so many women fail to appreciate this that abortions and premature births are often followed by ill health and invalidism. Under proper care, an abortion or premature labor is not, of itself, any more serious for a woman than a normal delivery. =Bleeding= from the vagina, or a sudden increase in the size of the abdomen with perspiration and a sudden feeling of faintness, may be the beginning of severe bleeding, or hemorrhage, from any one of a number of causes, and in such a case the expectant mother should notify her doctor, go to bed at once and keep quiet until he arrives. Summing up the whole question of preventing complications, we find that the following symptoms may be forerunners of serious trouble and therefore should be watched for and reported to the doctor as soon as they are noticed: 1. Persistent or severe vomiting. 2. Persistent or severe headache. 3. Dizziness. 4. Blurred vision or the appearance of black spots before the eyes. 5. Puffiness under the eyes, or elsewhere about the face. 6. Swelling of the feet, ankles or hands. 7. Sharp pains, particularly in the stomach. 8. Prolonged failure to feel the baby’s movements after they have once been felt. 9. Bleeding, or a bloody discharge. 10. Pain in the small of the back followed by cramp-like pains in the abdomen, before the expected date of confinement. 11. Unwarranted mental depression, anxiety or apprehension. These are generally accepted as the danger signs of pregnancy, any one of which, alone or in combination with one or more of the others, is of importance. In addition to these it really is important that you talk to your doctor or your nurse freely if you are feeling worried or depressed about anything at all. Sometimes one feels blue without knowing why, and if you should feel so during your pregnancy you should not keep it to yourself but talk it over with your doctor or your nurse.