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What Should Be Done After Water Breaks During Pregnancy?
I Think I ve Just Gone Into Labour. I Have Felt Some Water Trickle Down My Leg. It Happend When I Wan On My Laptop And I Havent Moved Since. It only just happend 5 minutes ago, i cant get to the phone to call a ambulane either. I feel the urge to push but i dont know weather to push or not. I Can Hardly Move and i was wondering if i could get some live help from you to deliver it?
Mon, 9 Nov 2015
Dear Mom,
If you are getting pains, you are in labour. However, the water trickling down your legs suggests that your bags of water have been ruptured. If it is without any pains, you have risk of infection if the labour does not start. If you are full term, you should be delivered ASAP. If you are premature, doctor has to do something to stop the leaking.
From your apprehension, it appears that this is your first pregnancy (primi). After the initiation of labour, it takes more than 16 hours to deliver for the primi. So you need not worry. Please keep your laptop aside, get up, get your phone and call the Obstetrician. Your baby will not get hurt.
By just sitting in a place, you are increasing the risk of complications of your delivery. Dry labour may lead you to the caesarean section, or even may cause risk to the life of the baby.
I hope you have got the message and will take prompt action to move to the maternity home.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
If you are getting pains, you are in labour. However, the water trickling down your legs suggests that your bags of water have been ruptured. If it is without any pains, you have risk of infection if the labour does not start. If you are full term, you should be delivered ASAP. If you are premature, doctor has to do something to stop the leaking.
From your apprehension, it appears that this is your first pregnancy (primi). After the initiation of labour, it takes more than 16 hours to deliver for the primi. So you need not worry. Please keep your laptop aside, get up, get your phone and call the Obstetrician. Your baby will not get hurt.
By just sitting in a place, you are increasing the risk of complications of your delivery. Dry labour may lead you to the caesarean section, or even may cause risk to the life of the baby.
I hope you have got the message and will take prompt action to move to the maternity home.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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