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.