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Does Spotting With No Painful Contractions Require Labour Room Admission?

I am 40 weeks and 5 days pregnant. Last night I started leaking fluid. It wasnt alot just enough to wet my underwear and had white (discharge) flakes in it, but it happened ever so offten from 4:30pm until I went to bed at 11pm. I have been have some contractions, but not regular and not real painful. After I went to sleep I only woke up once to go to the restroom, and I hadnt leaked anymore or since. Everything seemed to have went back to normal, but I just went to the restroom and I have blood in my urine. Its not like it was when I lost my plug, this is more like I am on my period blood. There was a little clums of blood in the toilet, and when I wiped it wasnt like striped or spotty. It was like it was mixed in the urine.. like it is during my period. The baby is still moving normally, and doesn t seem to be under distress. I have had some contractions, but still not regular or painful. Is this just part of getting ready for labor, or should I go to the hospital?
Thu, 28 May 2015
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You need to be admitted in the maternity home ASAP. The water you are leaking seems to be from the bags of waters around the foetus. It may lead to dry labour requiring immediate caesarean section for delivery. The presence of blood is not a good sign. The whole picture indicates that you have to be in the hospital, the labour should be effected at the earliest and you need even a course of antibiotics. As it is you are more than fully matured pregnancy. Please do not waste time and rush to a fully well equipped maternity home.
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Does Spotting With No Painful Contractions Require Labour Room Admission?

You need to be admitted in the maternity home ASAP. The water you are leaking seems to be from the bags of waters around the foetus. It may lead to dry labour requiring immediate caesarean section for delivery. The presence of blood is not a good sign. The whole picture indicates that you have to be in the hospital, the labour should be effected at the earliest and you need even a course of antibiotics. As it is you are more than fully matured pregnancy. Please do not waste time and rush to a fully well equipped maternity home.