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Expert: - 3/9/2008


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Hi, My wife is pregnant and presently 20weeks pregnant. She is under treatment with my family doctor with regular monthly checkups. At present she is being given Iron tablets, Calcium tablets and Zincovit(zinc) tablets. She is having no major problems...but often she complains that she is having bit of white discharge...whenever she sits on the floor and gets strained. When told about this to our doctor...she said that it is not at all a problem and quite normal. What do you say? Is there something she should care about?

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Nagamahesh,

Increased discharge during pregnancy is completely normal. It shouldn't be a cause for concern unless accompanied by other symptoms, such as bleeding, pain, or a foul smell.


So unless she is experiencing other complication, white discharge by itself is normal.


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Catherine

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Catherine Beier MS CBE

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I can provide evidence-based information and current research findings concerning childbirth and pregnancy. My specializations include natural childbirth, pregnancy and birth interventions, fetal positioning, labor induction, choosing a care provider, midwives, homebirth, unassisted birth, natural pain relief, medications in pregnancy and birth, informed consent, understanding the risks and benefits of childbirth choices, doulas, waterbirth, childbirth methods, childbirth education classes, cesarean section, and VBAC.

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I have been a childbirth educator, mother, author, public speaker, researcher, and birth advocate for the past 9 years. I am also the author of Giving Birth Naturally, a site dedicated to natural childbirth and pregnancy information. I publish evidence-based articles on pregnancy, childbirth, newborn care, and post-partum care. I'm also a mother of three children, two daughters and one son all born naturally. To learn more about what normal birth looks like, view the natural childbirth video of my son being born at home unassisted.

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My book, Birth Outside the Box, was published in 2007.

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I hold a Master's degree in communication disorders with an emphasis in child development. I am also an independent childbirth educator.

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