How do you know if you have premature rupture of membranes?

Placental abruption is the rupture of the amniotic membrane during labor. Most people will suddenly feel excessive fluid discharge from the female vagina when the amniotic fluid ruptures, but this does not mean that all placental abruptions are like this. For some pregnant women, the rupture is higher or the ulcer surface is smaller, and the amount of fluid flowing out is relatively small, and there is no large amount of fluid flowing out. Pregnant women always feel that the vulva is wet, especially in the morning when they wake up. They don’t know whether they are leaking urine or because of ruptured amniotic fluid.

If this happens, try to go to the hospital to seek help from a doctor. The doctor will check whether there is clear fluid in the amniotic reservoir in your vagina, and then use a test paper to test it. If the pregnancy test paper fades, it means that the amniotic fluid has broken. You can also do B-ultrasound to understand the amount of amniotic fluid in pregnant women. If the amniotic fluid of pregnant women was normal before, but suddenly the flow of amniotic fluid is less, it can also be considered that the amniotic fluid has broken. All of these can be tested and examined to help determine whether the amniotic fluid has broken.

Vaginal discharge before paroxysmal abdominal pain means placental abruption. If there is intermittent small amount of vaginal discharge, it is difficult to distinguish whether it is placental abruption, leakage in urine or increased female secretions. You can use amniotic fluid test paper to check. The amniotic fluid of pregnant women is alkaline, which can change the amniotic fluid test paper from light yellow to dark blue. Urine or female secretions can easily discolor the amniotic fluid test paper, so it is possible to determine whether the amniotic fluid has broken. 12 hours after placental abruption occurs, you need to take medicine to prevent infection. If necessary, you need to take medicine to induce labor or perform a caesarean section to remove the baby.

The rupture of the fetal membranes during labor is called placental abruption. Placental abruption is divided into preterm placental abruption before 37 weeks and placental abruption occurring at 37 weeks and after 37 weeks, which is called full-term placental abruption. There are many reasons for placental abruption, mainly caused by infection of the reproductive system, increased amniotic cavity pressure, uneven support of fetal membranes when the fetus is in transverse position, trauma and nutrition. The actual treatment depends on how far along the pregnancy is and what caused the placental abruption. Full-term placental abruption can be hoped for and tested in the absence of obvious fetal hypoxia, infection, and umbilical cord prolapse, and the mother can be hoped for natural delivery. When the time of rupture of membranes exceeds 12 hours, antibiotics should be used protectively.