“What Do I Do If My Water Breaks During Pregnancy?”
May 19, 2006 by James Brann, MD
Filed under Pregnancy
What Do I Do If My Water Breaks During Pregnancy?
Television shows always dramatize labor and delivery. Watch any TV program and you’ll see a woman going in to labor instantly, often delivering her baby within minutes of the first contractions. You may imagine you will be at work one day when suddenly a huge gush of water pours out of you and five minutes later you are giving birth.
Fortunately, for most women, this is not the case. By now you may have heard a story or two about a woman who’s water broke dramatically and unexpectedly in the grocery store or in some other inconvenient place.
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