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If your water breaks but there are no contractions, you may wonder what you should do next. Here's what it could mean and when to head to the hospital.
If your water breaks but there are no contractions, you may wonder what you should do next. Here's what it could mean and when to head to the hospital.
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Water Breaks but No Contractions: What to Do Next
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Water Breaks but No Contractions: What to Do Next
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My waters have broken and I am not having contractions
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Water Breaks but No Contractions: What to Do Next
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Water Breaks but No Contractions: What to Do Next
Dilated 3 Cm At 36 Weeks, At my 36 week appointment I was 1cm
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Water Breaks but No Contractions: What to Do Next
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