In the prenatal period, there is often an increased secretory activity of the uterus. This is due to the fact that the woman's body is preparing for childbirth. In this case, often there may be sutures.
In addition, vaginal discharge often appears after a vaginal examination at a regular gynecologist. Maturing cervix is more susceptible to mechanical stress and is easily traumatized.
Brown discharge before delivery usually indicates the beginning of the passage of the mucous plug of the vagina and are harbingers of rapid delivery. However, the cork can depart and a fairly long time - from a few days to a month. If the allocation is abundant, reddish or pink, intensified and accompanied by pain - this is a terrible symptom of abruption of the placenta and termination of pregnancy.
Mucous plug can depart as a colorless mucous mass - then it is worth counting on at least a couple of days in stock before giving birth. If the woman has these bloody discharge - for an obstetrician this is a sign of an early birth (as a rule, within the next 24 hours)
In addition to brownish or brownish color, the discharge from the vagina before delivery can be of different consistency - from watery discharge to thick mucus, often they have a specific odor as when menstruating. When there are cheesy-white excretions before childbirth - there may be a suspicion of candidiasis, which requires immediate antifungal therapy under the supervision of a doctor.
Dirty gray, yellowish or greenish admixtures in the vaginal discharge are evidence of infection, which calls for a doctor-gynecologist.
Allocations of mucous plug, bloody or brown discharge long before the expected delivery, in combination with cramping pain in the lower abdomen, require an urgent visit to the gynecologist - as they can become the first symptom of premature birth, rejection of the fetus and placenta.