bag of waters

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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 Slemons, J. Morris (Josiah Morris)

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)

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)

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

The bag of waters in which the baby is enclosed throughout the pregnancy may have broken at the beginning of labor, before or during the first stage.

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