bag of waters
Example Sentences
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The fœtus, preceded by the bag of waters, then descends through the vagina or birth canal until it comes to the external opening of the vagina.
From Herself Talks with Women Concerning Themselves by Edith B. (Edith Belle) Lowry
As noted above, the first subjective symptom may be the rupture of the bag of waters, and it is imperative to prepare at once for the labor.
From The Mother and Her Child by William S. Sadler
The bag of waters helps dilate the parts much easier than the fœtus could do it alone.
From Herself Talks with Women Concerning Themselves by Edith B. (Edith Belle) Lowry
After full dilatation has been accomplished and the membranes can serve no further purpose, they rupture; as the midwife puts it, "the bag of waters breaks."
From The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy by J. Morris (Josiah Morris) Slemons
About this time the bag of waters usually bursts, and, as a66 rule, this marks the beginning of the "second stage of labor."
From The Mother and Her Child by William S. Sadler
