bag of waters
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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)
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)
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.
This is a rule that must not be broken, because of the danger of infection in those cases where the bag of waters may have broken early in the labor.
From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.
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)
