Many pregnant women experience spotting, or light bleeding, early in their pregnancy. You should know that less than half of them miscarry. If you are soaking a thick pad each hour for two or more hours, you should call your health care provider’s office or go to an emergency room to be checked.

Depending on how far along you are, blood tests, ultrasound, or other screenings may be used to make sure that your baby is growing appropriately.

Most pregnancies that miscarry do so before 14 weeks. If a miscarriage happens, this doesn’t necessarily mean that you have a genetic problem. In fact, you’ll be glad to know that most miscarriages happen due to other reasons and few women have more than one miscarriage.