Conclusions
Vaginal discharge is common during pregnancy and it is essential to
differentiate between normal and abnormal vaginal discharge. Abnormal
(pathological) vaginal discharge is more frequent and commonly due to
vaginal infections such as bacterial vaginosis, candidiasis and
trichomoniasis, which can be treated with appropriate medicines and
avoided through education and advice from improving personal hygiene. In
addition, there is a need for universal antenatal screening and care
services, especially in rural areas, in Pakistan.
Acknowledgements Authors wish to thank all participants for
taking part in this study.
Ethics approval This study was approved by the Research Ethics
Committee at Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences,
Jamshoro, Pakistan (Ref. No. LUMHS/REC/768, Date: 25/05/2018). All
participants provided informed consent.
Author contributions MK : study planning and conduct, data
analysis and manuscript drafting; SB : study planning and
manuscript review; AB : Data collection and manuscript review;SS : Data analysis and manuscript review, redrafting, editing
and updating.
Funding of study None.
Competing Interests Authors declared no conflict of interest.
Author approval All authors have read and approved final
version of the manuscript.