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 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.
The bag of waters should rupture normally while it is being pushed through the external opening.
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)
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.
