Rupture of membranes means amniotic fluid has broken?

You may not know that for pregnant women, amniotic fluid rupture is an event that may happen at any time during pregnancy. If an accident occurs and the placenta is abrupted, it may cause some pain to the pregnant mother and the fetus. So, is rupture of water the same as amniotic fluid breaking during pregnancy? What countermeasures should be adopted for placental abruption?

Is the amniotic fluid rupture the same as the amniotic fluid breaking during pregnancy?

There is a substantial difference between rupture of membranes and rupture of amniotic fluid, and the two are not the same. Rupture of membranes refers to the irregular discharge of an indefinite amount of fluid from the vagina; the fluid is colorless, odorless, thin and transparent, and may contain a small amount of meconium and vernix caseosa; rupture of membranes can occur at any time during pregnancy and without warning, usually after exercise or infection.

I believe everyone is already familiar with the concept of amniotic fluid rupture. It refers to the amniotic fluid inside the fetal membrane that is discharged from the vagina through stimulation before delivery. The amniotic fluid is generally colorless and transparent, and contains a small piece of white vernix caseosa and hair, and usually no meconium. The fetal membrane contains the amniotic fluid of the pregnant woman. Only after the fetal membrane ruptures normally will the amniotic fluid rupture occur; if the amniotic fluid of the pregnant woman ruptures in advance, causing the fetal membrane to rupture inactively, it will cause symptoms of uterine contraction and vaginal bleeding.

In other words, rupture of membranes is different from rupture of amniotic fluid. Rupture of membranes will inevitably lead to rupture of amniotic fluid, which is the normal order of rupture of amniotic fluid. However, rupture of amniotic fluid caused by the rupture of the amniotic fluid of pregnant women is a sign of premature birth, and hospitalization for delivery or preparation for premature birth is required. The implications of preparing for a premature birth are that some women will develop placental abruption.

Before 37 weeks of pregnancy, the rupture of the fetal membrane is called placental abruption; labor will basically begin 24 hours after the amniotic fluid ruptures, so you need to go to the hospital to prepare for the delivery of premature babies. The main causes of placental abruption are uterine infection, poor fetal position or incomplete development of fetal membranes. Unlike other premature babies, premature babies caused by premature rupture of membranes are at risk of infection, which will increase the mortality rate of premature babies.

Placental abruption treatment

In order to reduce the risk of the fetus being infected by the pregnant mother, after discovering that you have placental abruption, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible to carry out antibiotic disinfection of the private parts and vagina. And after placental abruption, the amniotic fluid of the pregnant woman will also break, indicating that delivery is about to take place, which will improve the survival rate of the fetus and the safety of delivery for the pregnant woman herself. The sooner the baby is born, the better. If necessary, induced labor can be performed to deliver the baby as soon as possible.

In addition, when the placental abruption lasts for more than 12 hours, if there is infection or the condition of the fetus is unstable, a caesarean section should be performed as soon as possible to avoid damage to both mother and baby. If the fetus is not yet full-term or is not suitable for delivery when placental abruption occurs, the patient should be hospitalized for monitoring of the fetal membranes and seek medical care to delay delivery as much as possible, otherwise the pregnancy should be terminated.