A small discharge of blood and mucus from the cervix that indicates birth is imminent.
The first discharge of blood at the beginning of childbirth.
In pregnancy, the bloody mucus that appears just before the onset of labor.
The sanguinoserous discharge from the vagina during the first stage of labor or just preceding menstruation. Also called bloody show.
The occurrence of a small quantity of blood before the initiation of labor or the start of menstruation.