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 Mucous Plug
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• Bloody Show
• Cervix
 
 
Definition: The plug of mucous that fills the cervix to protect against disease and infection. This may start leaking out as the cervix slowly starts opening before labor, or may come out in one big chunk. It can be pink or tinged with blood.

Also Known As: Bloody Show.

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