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Spotting before birth causes anxiety in women who are expecting their baby. This is a situation that should not be underestimated, but it is also worth staying calm. Any spotting before childbirth should be a signal for a woman to see a doctor as soon as possible to check what may be the cause. Find out what might be causing spotting before birth.
How do you respond to spotting in pregnancy?
Pregnancy is a time when a woman’s body undergoes very intense changes and unusual processes take place in it. The closer to the end of pregnancy, the more the body prepares for childbirth. As a result of these preparations, for example, contractions appear, which become stronger and longer with time. In addition, prenatal spotting may also occur as a result of uterine activity.
It is worth noting here that spotting before childbirth does not always have to be associated with a threat to the baby or mother, but it is advisable to consult a doctor. Help in diagnosing the problem will be, for example, an ultrasound examination and a detailed medical interview. Depending on the cause of spotting before delivery, your doctor may recommend appropriate drug treatment, rest, or refer you to the hospital.
The cause of spotting before delivery it may be the beginning of labor, placenta previa, as well as infection of the genital tract, polyps and erosions, fatigue, too much physical activity, hematomas appearing in the uterus under the influence of exercise, and sexual intercourse.
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Brown spotting before childbirth
Brown spotting before childbirth, in the third trimester of pregnancy most often it is a harbinger of the commencement of labor and it is a physiological phenomenon. This is a signal that the uterus is getting ready to deliver a baby. Brown pre-delivery discharge appears with uterine contractions and the shortening of the cervix to labor. While cervical contractions and shortening occur in every woman around the time of delivery, brown spotting before delivery does not always appear immediately in a pregnant woman. Sometimes brown spotting before childbirth occurs only after the loss of the so-called mucus plug.
Brown spotting before birth can also be caused prominent or low-seated placenta. It is then located in the lower wall of the uterus – near the opening of the inner canal of the cervix. Brown pre-delivery discharge occurs in this situation because the placental tissues are not very stretchy and it is slightly detached from the uterine mucosa. The causes of placenta previa have not been fully understood so far. It is believed that abnormalities in the structure of the endometrium are responsible.
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If it turns out that brown mucus before childbirth it is the fault of the placenta, doctors recommend plenty of rest, a lying and sedentary lifestyle, and forbid lifting and carrying out any activity that causes exertion. Often the doctor decides to refer a pregnant woman with placenta previa to the hospital. Placenta previa threatens to detach completely from the uterine wall.
In turn, detachment of the placenta is a life-threatening condition for both the baby and the mother. Symptoms of placenta detachment are severe abdominal pain and bleeding. If such a situation occurs, immediate medical attention is needed and the pregnancy is terminated as soon as possible by caesarean section.
Bleeding before childbirth
Any bleeding before childbirth should worry the pregnant woman and make her seek a medical consultation as soon as possible. The cause of pre-delivery bleeding may be the detachment of the placenta from the uterine wall, which is an indication for an immediate caesarean section. When the placenta detaches from the uterus, bleeding occurs, which can develop into a haemorrhage that may endanger the baby and mother. In addition to bleeding, the detachment of the placenta is accompanied by severe abdominal pain, as well as nausea and vomiting.
Another cause of pre-delivery bleeding may be placenta previa, which is an indication for the patient to be admitted to the pathology department of pregnancy. The doctor may also opt out of hospitalization of the pregnant woman, but recommend her at the same time frugal lifestyle and plenty of rest. In the case of placenta previa, bleeding is the only symptom, it is not associated with pain.
Pre-delivery bleeding may also occur as a result of the appearance of cervical polyps, uterine rupture, rupture of vaginal varicose veins or marginal sinus of the placenta.
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