That's because the baby's head gets pushed down against the cervix and acts like a cork when you stand. You can also go to the hospital or birthing center. The health professionals there will test the drainage to see if it is amniotic fluid. Amniotic fluid is normally a cloudy-white to an amber-straw color. Let your health professional know if the leaking fluid:.
To start induce or speed up labor, the doctor may rupture your membranes. This should only be done after your cervix has started to open dilate and the baby's head is firmly descended engaged in your pelvis. If the membranes are ruptured too early, the umbilical cord could slip down around or below the baby's head. This is called a cord prolapse. If the cord gets squeezed between the baby's head and the pelvis bones, the blood supply to the baby may be decreased or stopped.
To rupture your amniotic sac, your doctor inserts a sterile plastic hook into your vagina. It may look like a long crochet hook, or it may be a smaller hook attached to the finger of a sterile glove.
The hook is used to pull gently on the amniotic sac until the sac breaks. This is usually not painful. You may feel a large gush of fluid. This is called a cord prolapse. If the cord gets squeezed between the baby's head and the pelvis bones, the blood supply to the baby may be decreased or stopped.
To rupture your amniotic sac, your doctor or midwife inserts a sterile plastic hook into your vagina. It may look like a long crochet hook, or it may be a smaller hook attached to the finger of a sterile glove. The hook is used to pull gently on the amniotic sac until the sac breaks. This is usually not painful. You may feel a large gush of fluid. So you may still feel some leaking, especially right after a hard contraction. Author: Healthwise Staff. This information does not replace the advice of a doctor.
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In this condition, the sac amniotic membrane surrounding your baby breaks ruptures before week 37 of pregnancy. Once the sac breaks, you have an increased risk for infection. You also have a higher chance of having your baby born early. The symptoms of this health problem may be similar to symptoms of other conditions. See your healthcare provider for a diagnosis. Your healthcare provider will ask you questions about your pregnancy.
They will also ask you about your symptoms. Then your healthcare provider will give you an exam. The exam may be done with a tool speculum to look inside your vagina. Your healthcare provider will look for fluid leaking from your cervix.
They will also remove some fluid to test it. Testing may include:. The pH balance of amniotic fluid is different from vaginal fluid and urine.
Your healthcare provider will put the fluid on a test strip to check the balance. Looking at a sample under a microscope. To learn more about Healthwise, visit Healthwise. Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated. Updated visitor guidelines. Top of the page. Topic Overview Before a baby is born, the amniotic sac breaks open, causing amniotic fluid to gush out or, less commonly, to slowly leak.
PROM is often unexpected, and the cause is often hard to identify. Overstretching distension of the uterus and amniotic sac. Multiple fetuses or too much amniotic fluid polyhydramnios are common causes of distension. Trauma, as from a motor vehicle accident.
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