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What kind of danger is your baby in if you don't go into labor and your water breaks?
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∙ 14y ago
Once the protective bag around the baby is broken, as happens when your waters break, there is a danger that infection can travel up to the baby. This is particularly the case if you have any sort of vaginal infection. This is why many doctors will induce labor if it does not start within several hours of the waters breaking. The actual time it is safe to wait is a subject of debate.
Once the waters have broken there is nothing to protect the baby and anything at all even doing nothing can cause labour to start, even if you are pre term. My waters were lost at 26 weeks so many days and my baby was born at 27 weeks
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How do you go into labor?
You dont! the baby comes and ur water breaks and theres no way you can make yourself go into labor.
When does labor officially begin?
Once your water breaks, you are in labor. There is no turning back from that point and the baby must be delivered soon thereafter.
What does your water broke mean?
When a woman is going into labor with her baby, her water breaks. That means that she's ready to give birth.
What is the bloody show while having a baby?
Some women lose "the plug to their cervix" when their water breaks as labor begins.
Can breaking water be dangerous if you take too long to get to hospital for giving birth?
The danger in taking too long to get to the hospital after your water breaking is the possibility that you will have the baby before you get there, which can be dangerous. Labor can go quickly after the amniotic sac breaks, so it is best to get to the hospital as soon as possible.
How long after the water breaks should the baby be born?
That varies widely among individuals. The important thing is that once your water breaks, you need to get to your source of care for labor/delivery (hospital, midwife, etc.) if you aren't there already.
How long does it take to give birth after your water breaks?
It varies from person to person. My wife had all 5 of our children within 20 minutes of her water breaking If your water breaks, ten you will have 2 days ti have your baby at the most because there are risks of infection after your water breaks!
What does it mean for a woman's water to break during pregnancy?
A women knows when her water breaks that she is about to give birth because the water that comes out the women is what protects the baby in the womb. Once the liquid is released the baby has nothing to protect it anymore. The women has to give birth...
Has the baby dropped if your dilated to 2 cm?
well it all depends on how far dilated you are...and if you dilate quickly...every person is different...walking helps send you into labor...but if your water breaks try to walk as little as possible if the embilical cord falls out before the baby comes it can cause internal bleeding and harm the baby Answer If it is your first baby it is quite normal for the head to engage by 36 weeks and has no bearing on how soon you will go into labor. Walking does NOT help you go into labor, once you are in labor it may help speed things along but that is all. If the head is engaged the umbilical cord is not going to fall out but if the waters break you should go to the hospital as after 24 hours there is a danger of infection.
Which parts breaks when the baby is ready to be born?
The amniotic sac breaks and releases the amniotic fluid - "water breaks"
When is Lauren London going tohave her baby?
When her water breaks. By: ChardenF
You are 3 cm dilated will you have your baby soon?
You are already in the first stages of labor. It could become hard labor in a matter of minutes or days. Keep a close eye on things and get to the clinic or hospital (or call your doctor or midwife if you are having a home birth) as soon as thigns begin to change.
