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Subchorionic Hemorrhage

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Subchorionic Hemorrhage?

Subchorionic hemorrhage (SCH) is thought to occur when you get tearing of the vessels between the lining of the uterus and the chorionic membrane of the pregnancy, causing blood to pool between the placenta and the wall of the uterus. The blood then vacates the uterus through the vagina, causing the vaginal bleeding.

The level of risk for the mother and fetus depends on the size of the hematoma and the severity of the bleeding, and may require medical treatment.

Studies are conflicting on whether SCH leads to miscarriage with some showing no increased risk of miscarriage and others showing a slightly increasedrisk.

A subchorionic hemorrhage is also called a subchorionic hematoma or subchorionic bleeding.

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