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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Hah .  I have never seen such.  I have seen many pregnant women,.  I guess I 
have discomfort discussing such things, even with wife, in real life.  

On discovery channel, I guess water already gone.  Women laying uop on bed, 
hollering.  Very messy and loud, Not at all like tv show.  Tv show , 
everything clean.  Discovery channel birth, messy, not clean.....bobford

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--- On Wed, 11/5/08, SJC <indexer AT localnet.com> wrote:

> From: SJC <indexer AT localnet.com>
> Subject: [Homestead] was derision of politicians, now A/P
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 4:39 PM
> bob ford wrote:
> > p.s. when they say "her water broke" does
> actual water release from inside woman into the outside?
> >   
> Yep.  The membrane (amniotic sac) holding it ruptures as
> part of the 
> labor process if all is going normally; the quantity of
> fluid it holds 
> varies from barely noticeable to plenty (depends on many
> factors), but 
> there's nowhere else for it to go but out.  And we call
> it 'water' 
> because if all is proceeding according to Hoyle, it is
> clear, but it is 
> actually called amniotic fluid.  It's what cushions the
> developing fetus 
> from mother's movements, provides room within the
> uterus for the infant 
> to move (otherwise fetus would be very much compressed
> within the uterus 
> which is a very strong muscular organ), absorbs the waste
> products from 
> the fetus's skin, functions as a lubricant, performs
> several other 
> functions.  The amniotic sac is what contains the fluid; it
> contains the 
> fluid and protects the fluid, fetus, and interior uterine
> tissue from 
> contamination.
> 
> So there's your anatomy/physiology lesson for the day!
> 
> SJ
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