Yellow discharge while using the restroom at 40 weeks of pregnancy - is it time to give birth?

Patient's question:

No

Doctor's answer:

Generally, it's about to be time for delivery. It's recommended that if you experience abdominal pain that becomes more intense with each contraction, accompanied by bloody show, vaginal discharge, frequent urge to defecate, or lower back pain, you should go to the hospital promptly to be ready for delivery.