Oligohydramnios is a condition during pregnancy when you have too little amniotic fluid around your baby. It occurs in about 4% of to-term pregnancies, but it becomes more common (increasing to ...

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The mammalian amniotic cavity is filled with a protective liquid (i.e., amniotic fluid) that surrounds the fetus throughout gestation. Indeed, the amniotic fluid is essential for fetal development and ...

Your "water breaking" happens when the amniotic sac that cushions a fetus ruptures, and the fluid that is inside it flows out of the vagina. You will realize that this has happened when amniotic fluid ...