The importance of the amniotic sac

In this episode Rachel talks to Katie about all the wondrous and
darn right fascinating things about the amniotic sac. 


·      Why is the baby surrounded by fluid, and
what is it made of?


·      Women are often told they have too much or
too little fluid. Is this a problem?


·      We also discuss why Rachel is (slightly!)
obsessed with the function of the amniotic sac during labour


·      We ask does breaking the amniotic sac (the
waters) speed up labour at any point?


·      What if your amniotic sac breaks before
labour? We discuss the time the time-frames around augmenting
labour when this has happened. 


·      And we discuss what if the membranes don’t
break during labour?


All this and lots more for your eager lug’ols. 


 


LINKS: 


https://midwifethinking.com/2015/09/16/in-defence-of-the-amniotic-sac/


https://midwifethinking.com/2013/08/14/amniotic-fluid-volume-too-much-too-little-or-who-knows/


https://midwifethinking.com/2015/01/14/the-curse-of-meconium-stained-liquor/


https://midwifethinking.com/2017/01/11/pre-labour-rupture-of-membranes-impatience-and-risk/


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