Often the contractions of active labor will provide enough pressure to rupture the membranes on their own, which is commonly referred to as a mom's “water breaking.” And some women have their water ...

Viewer discretion is advised. A video from a Spanish hospital captures the moment a baby is born within the amniotic sac, an occurrence that only happens 1 in every 80,000 births. It is also known ...

The bag of waters - or amniotic sac - is a bag or "membrane filled with fluid that surrounds your baby in your uterus during pregnancy." The bag of waters is very important to your baby's health.

From ‘gestation’ to ‘amniotic sac,’ the world of pregnancy comes with its own set of terminology that doctors and experts use. You might hear them at your prenatal appointments but also on ...

The amniotic sac usually ruptures during labor or delivery. In extremely rare cases, the amniotic sac might never rupture, and the baby can be born inside of it (which is referred to as being born ...