What are the symptoms of threatened labor

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Before normal childbirth, pregnant women may have some symptoms, indicating that childbirth is about to begin, which is called threatened labor. If there is threatened labor, pregnant women will begin to prepare to the hospital for delivery.

What are the symptoms of threatened labor

Regular contractions -- the most important sign of labor. Pseudocontractions are sometimes absent and last for a short time, preparing for real delivery. And after the occurrence of regular contractions, resulting in the continuous opening of the cervix, indicating the imminent delivery.

Characteristics of water breaking: the outflow amniotic fluid is colorless and transparent, and may contain floating substances such as fetal fat. Feel hot fluid coming out of the vagina. Pregnant women are unconscious and cannot control the outflow of amniotic fluid like urine. Water breaking is continuous.

See red - during pregnancy, there will be viscous with blood of the mucus plug in the cervix. When delivery is approaching, the uterus contracts and expands, the baby's head begins to fall into the basin, the fetal membrane and the uterine wall gradually separate, and friction will cause blood vessel rupture and bleeding, and the mucous embolus will fall off and discharge together with these blood, which is commonly known as "see red".

matters needing attention

Due date is not necessarily accurate, early or delayed, if there are regular contractions, accompanied by red or broken amniotic fluid, it means to be born, to go to the hospital.