bag of waters

Example Sentences

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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 Sadler, William S.

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 Lowry, Edith B. (Edith Belle)

And now if the pains are returning every three to five minutes or if the bag of waters has broken, the patient should go to bed.

From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.

For some women, the bag of waters breaks before labor begins or perhaps as the first sign of its beginning.

From Emergency Childbirth A Reference Guide for Students of the Medical Self-help Training Course, Lesson No. 11 by United States. Office of Civil Defense

Wood reports a case in which there was expulsion of a bag of waters before the rupture of the membranes.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)