Pregnancy is a normal physiological process through which most women go through without complications. Yes there are certain complications that are diagnosed   during the routine checkups but they can be subsequently managed on OPD basis. On the other hand, Obstetricians world over can vouch for the unpredictability of pregnancy. There are complications that arise suddenly even when all prior tests and checkups are normal. At times there maynot be any physical symptoms.   Such situations are hard to grapple with, not only for the patients and their families, but also for the Doctor . It is hard to convince the patient the urgency of the follow up actions, needed to decrease further complications. I will highlight such a case that occurred in the recent past. .   A pregnant patient who was registered at the hospital and coming for regular checkups, came to the emergency early morning with a history of bleeding. She was in her 27 th week of pregnancy. It was known th