There are many occasions when, despite attending childbirth classes and monthly checkups with the gynecologist and midwife, women end up seeing that the day of delivery is near and that they still have doubts. These are questions that appear precisely because there is little left or perhaps because they have never dared to ask them.
One of these questions comes from seeing that in the cinema and in the series, many of the pregnant women realize that they are going to give birth because they break waters, and this makes future mothers believe that something similar will happen to them: What happens if I break waters in public?
It is unlikely, but not impossible
As I say, it is usual to see the protagonist of a movie or series suddenly stop and realize that it has just broken waters: "Either I have pissed on or I am in labor," he says moments before everyone starts running in all directions as headless chickens (reality has widely shown that it surpasses fiction because from the time a woman begins to give birth until the baby is born, usually not seconds or minutes, but hours, several hours.
The point is that It is not the most common. It can happen, because it happens to many women, but the most common thing is that contractions begin first and after a while the woman breaks waters (or not, there are women who do not break waters until childbirth, and others, a minority, see how your baby is born with the bag intact).
To put it a little in numbers and to give you an idea, it is estimated that only one in four women can live the same as the actresses of the movies, so in reality, most likely, if you are in public, first notice contractions. This will make you decide to go home or go to the hospital and in case of breaking waters it will no longer happen in front of people.
Well, but what if that happened?
If a woman breaks waters in front of others, in public, she will receive the same message as if she suffers a contraction: the baby seems to want to leave. The amount of amniotic fluid that a woman can expel at that time is variable, although it is usually a small amount because the baby's head acts as a stopper and does not come out at once if it does not come out slowly.
If the question of "what happens if I break waters in public" is a matter of shame, I would say the same thing I just said, which is nothing more than the confirmation that the delivery will begin soon. If there are people in front and you see that you have broken waters, you will immediately understand the reason for these losses, more than anything because the belly makes clear the state in which a woman is, and Most likely, he offers to help.
But ... what a shame!
Even so, there are women who may feel shame at the situation of looking wet. I could tell you that "Bah, woman, what nonsense, if that is the most normal thing in the world!", But just in case I add that, for your well-being, you can always wear panties and a skirt that occupy little.
Should we run to the hospital?
As usual it is to break waters after contractions begin, this question may arise: Should we run to the hospital? The answer is a It depends. It depends on the moment of gestation and depends on how the waters are. If the waters are stained it is advisable to go directly to the hospital. If they are clear there is not such a rush. With respect to the time of gestation, the same. If it is after 38 weeks of pregnancy there is not much danger. Once the waters break, contractions usually begin right away.
If the contractions do not start, because of the risk of ascending infection that exists it would be advisable to call the gynecologist or midwife or go to the hospital to assess the best way to proceed. Sometimes they decide to wait a little (usually there is a margin time), although at other times they may decide to cause labor to avoid the mentioned risk of infection.
