water breaks

CAN MY WATERS BREAK BEFORE LABOR SETS IN?

Every baby is beautifully enclosed in membranes surrounded by water or amniotic fluid during pregnancy. This protects the baby in utero. It should not break until labor sets in.

Yes the membrane around your baby can break before labor sets in, when this happens it means the water around your baby can leak or come out. No matter what weeks you are once your water breaks you need to report to the hospital immediately.

This is an emergency.

If you wait too long an infection can set in. Your baby can also go into fetal distress.

Report immediately for the best care to save your baby.

Don’t leave your pregnancy to chance.

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