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Item Spontaneous Hemoperitoneum in Pregnancy - A Rare Case(International Society for Contemporary Medical Research, 2020-02) Kaur, Harpreet; Kaur, Sarvjeet; Diksha; Kaur, HarpreetIntroduction: Spontaneous haemoperitoneum is rare duringpregnancy but a life threatening complication. It is consideredidiopathic as the source of bleeding is not known.Case report: Presenting here a case of 20 years primigravidapatient who was taken up for caesarean section because ofpersistent foetal tachycardia. Patient had no significant pastor family history, had normal hemogram and coagulationprofile with all other normal investigations. Unexpectedlyintra-operatively hemoperitoneum was observed for which noidentifiable cause could be established.Conclusion: Though it is a rare entity but it can be lifethreatening. Shock and foetal distress have a much moregradual onset when the amount of bleeding is less severe.