A research group has determined there is no advantage to amniotomy before or during labor.
In fact, it might put moms at a slightly higher risk for c-section,
according to the report based on a systematic review of all relevant
studies.
Amniotomy, also called “rupturing the membranes” or “breaking the bag
of waters” was likely under the “Don’ts” on your birth plan. Yet,
if your water didn't break at home or sometime early in labor at the hospital, there’s a good chance your OB or midwife raked your amniotic sac with a small hook and broke your water anyway, “to
get things going.”
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