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Skin color changes " “ Your palms might turn pink or red. Also, the skin on parts of your body can turn darker. This includes areas on your face or around your nipples (picture 1).A dark line in the middle of your stomach from your belly button to your pubic areaStretch marks " “ These look like red lines and are most common on the belly, breast, and thighs.Spider veins " “ These look like small red areas on the skin. They are most common on the neck, face, upper chest, arms, and hands.Skin tags, which are small growths of normal skin
When should I call my doctor or midwife? " ” You should call your doctor or midwife if you: ‚
- Have bleeding from your vagina
- Have fluid leaking from your vagina
- Dont feel your baby move around as much as it used to
- Have back or belly pain that doesn't get better with things you can try yourself, such as resting or changing your position
- Feel faint or dizzy
- Have heartburn that doesn't get better when you take an antacid medicine
- Have a headache that doesn't get better after you rest for an hour in a dark, quiet room
- Have pain when you urinate or blood in your urine
- Have a fever
- Have contractions that get stronger and more frequent
- Have pain when you breathe
- See dark spots or flashes of light, or have blurry vision
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This topic retrieved from UpToDate on: Nov 04, 2014. ‚
Topic 85387 Version 2.0 ‚
Release: 22.8 - C22.208 ‚
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Skin changes on the face from pregnancy
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Skin changes on the face from pregnancy
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