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Bloody mucus discharge leading up to labour

Bloody show or show is the passage of a small amount of blood or blood-tinged mucus through the vagina near the end of pregnancy.

It is caused by thinning and dilation of the cervix, leading to detachment of the cervical mucus plug that seals the cervix during pregnancy and tearing of small cervical blood vessels,^[1] and is one of the signs that labor may be imminent.^[2] The bloody show may be expelled from the vagina in pieces or altogether^[3] and often appears as a jelly-like piece of mucus stained with blood.^[4] Although the bloody show may be alarming at first, it is not a concern of patient health after 37 weeks gestation.^[5]

Signs and symptoms

Bloody show is recognized through the presence of mucus and blood that is combined and discharged from the cervix before labor occurs.^[6] Bloody show is sometimes used as an indication of active labor, and can occur as a result of the onset of labor.^[7] Bloody show can also occur with other sym

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