bag of waters

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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

That membrane forms a complete bag over the fetus; this bag becomes filled with liquid, so that the fetus floats freely in a bag of waters; this bag bursts only during childbirth.

From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.

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 Sadler, William S.

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 Lowry, Edith B. (Edith Belle)

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 Slemons, J. Morris (Josiah Morris)