What symptom is 39 weeks broken water?

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After 39 weeks of pregnancy, the baby is about to be born, and amniotic fluid rupture is a sign of imminent delivery. But some pregnant women worry that they can't distinguish whether the amniotic fluid is broken or not. Therefore, understanding the symptoms of amniotic fluid broken after 39 weeks of pregnancy is of great significance for pregnant women to detect the precursors of delivery as soon as possible. What symptom is 39 weeks broken water? Let's talk about it

What symptom is 39 weeks broken water?

Broken amniotic fluid is an important sign of impending childbirth, so what is the feeling of broken amniotic fluid? Generally, when the amniotic fluid is broken, there will be vaginal running water, which is generally colorless liquid. The feeling of broken amniotic fluid is that the vagina suddenly flows out transparent liquid, which is more than secretion, like water.

Smell. The smell of urine is strong, even pungent; The smell of amniotic fluid is natural, even sweet. The speed of running water. Leakage of urine is an intermittent phenomenon, but water is like running water, difficult to control, even accompanied by abdominal pain, which may be the baby is about to be born symptoms, to the hospital in time for labor.

Test paper inspection. If you can't tell if it's urine leakage or broken water, you can check it with test paper. Specifically, the test paper is pasted on the underwear to distinguish whether it is amniotic fluid or urine from the color change. The pH value of amniotic fluid was 7.0-7.5, and that of urine was 5.5-6.5. If it is blue test paper, the color turns red for urine, no color change is amniotic fluid; If the test paper is red, the color turns blue for amniotic fluid, no color change for urine.

matters needing attention

If the amniotic fluid breaks, the expectant mother should lie down flat at the first time and relax at the same time. When the water is broken, the mother to be should lie down in time, and the family should not be too flustered. Flustered will make a lot of wrong actions. The correct treatment is to lie down immediately and raise the breech position with pillows or clothes to prevent umbilical cord prolapse, especially for fetal breech position and twins.