bag of waters
Example Sentences
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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.
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.
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)
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)
The bag of waters is the sac of membranes in which the child is inclosed.
From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Galbraith, Anna M. (Anna Mary)
