bag of waters
Example Sentences
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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 J. Morris (Josiah Morris) Slemons
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 William J. Robinson
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 Edith B. (Edith Belle) Lowry
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 Edith B. (Edith Belle) Lowry
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 William S. Sadler
