At 39 weeks the entire body of a pregnant woman is preparing for childbirth, and the cervix is no exception. For excreta from the genital tract, a woman should watch the precursors of childbirth and regularly check whether the mucous plug from the cervix and the amniotic fluid have gone. Allocations from the genital tract can be both physiological (in norm) and pathological (indicate that something went wrong with pregnancy).
Physiological discharge from the genital tract at 39 weeks gestation
To normal secretions in this period are transparent mucous or white discharge. If the 39th week of pregnancy has begun, then sometimes the allocation is thread-like with veins of blood or slightly yellowish. On the eve of childbirth, when the cervix begins to open, the mucous plug comes out of it - a thick lump of white mucus.
Pathological discharge at 39 weeks gestation
Most often, from pathological discharges at week 39, there are white, brown, green (purulent) and bloody discharge.
- White discharge in this period is more often a thrush, which is aggravated at the 39th week of pregnancy. In addition to secretions with an acidic odor, reminiscent of cottage cheese, a strong itch of the genital tract is possible. The milkwoman during this period can cause infection of the fetus during childbirth, therefore it is necessary to undergo a course of local treatment until the moment of rupture of the bladder.
- Allocations may be green or yellow with an unpleasant odor, similar in appearance to pus. This is a sign of a bacterial infection of the genital tract. Such secretions can cause intrauterine infection of the fetus, pneumonia or sepsis of the newborn, and if there are similar discharges, you should immediately seek medical help.
- Blood in the discharge at 39 weeks gestation may be a symptom of premature placental abruption. Sometimes the discharge is not from fresh blood, but brown, but 39 weeks of pregnancy is a period when periodic uterine contractions are possible. The placenta can exfoliate in a small space, the blood in the retrocolocate hematoma folds, and with the next contraction, the pocket with blood can be emptied and masticating brown discharge appears.
This is a very dangerous symptom - detachment of the placenta can quickly progress and cause not only intrauterine fetal death, but also severe bleeding, which can lead to DIC syndrome or to the death of the mother.
There are other possible discharges at 39 weeks of pregnancy - this is the passage of amniotic fluid - liquid yellowish watery discharge. Within 3 days of the onset of the leakage of such waters, the delivery should end, and if the water is gone in large quantities, then the delivery should end up to 24 hours, otherwise the risk of intrauterine infection of the fetus and various complications increases.