Reducing the risk of venous thrombosis in pregnancy and after birth
Thrombosis is a blood clot in a blood vessel (a vein or an artery). Venous thrombosis occurs in a vein. Veins are the blood vessels that take blood towards the heart and lungs; arteries take the blood away.
A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that forms in a deep vein of the leg, calf or pelvis.
This information is about reducing the risk of a venous thrombosis if you are thinking about having a baby, you are already pregnant or you have just had a baby.
The leaflet can be downloaded as a pdf by clicking on the link below.
Further information
If you need information on the treatment of venous thrombosis (perhaps because you have already had a venous thrombosis during pregnancy or after birth) see the RCOG Patient Information leaflet:
