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Re: What exactly causes the waters to break?
From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 30 Nov 2001 17:36:23 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Lisa wrote: >
>Just wondering why/how this happens...and why it doesn't in the case of
>some women.

biochemical changes in the integretity of the membranes -- but we don't know why it happens when it does and why some women can get to fully dilated without the membranes rupturing
Also, this may sound silly, but is it possible for a baby >to poke a hole through the sac when it's big and moving around a lot?

no
>
>I'm now 37.5 weeks and the baby's movements are becoming increasingly
>less comfortable whenever I'm seated at a desk or table (that's when he
>likes to move the most for some reason). The pressure around what is
>presumably my cervix can get very uncomfortable at times, and I'm
>concerned he's literally stretching things to potential breaking point!
>
>Thanks for your time.

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG S. Lake Tahoe, CA
author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"
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