Q. I was alarmed when I had light
bleeding in my
first trimester, but my doctor told me that I shouldn't worry because it's fairly common. Is this true?
A. While bleeding in early pregnancy can spook expectant moms, it often isn't cause for concern. In fact, new research presented at the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, which looked at more than 16,000 women, suggests that the risk for complications is less than five percent, says Joshua Weiss, M.D.