Among many of the myths surrounding childbirth, you may have heard of dry birth, an expression used (more before now) when the rupture of the amniotic bag occurs before contractions begin.
The so-called dry delivery is not really completely dry. When the bag is broken there is always some amniotic fluid inside the uterus surrounding the baby and the woman continues to regenerate it.
Each birth is different. The bag can break spontaneously before or during contractions, even in some cases it does not break until the moment the baby shows its head and sometimes the baby is born inside the bag.
But the rupture of the amniotic bag can also be artificial, that is to say that the midwife perforates the membranes by means of a maneuver called amniotomy.
Nowadays, the medical practice of breaking water artificially is supposed to be supposed to shorten labor, however there are investigations that ensure that the artificial rupture of the bag does not imply a faster delivery.
For its part, WHO argues that artificial early rupture of membranes as a routine procedure is not justified.
Once the bag is rotated, it is usually expected to trigger the delivery within 24 hours (depending on the center and the characteristics of the delivery may be less or more time).
If it does not occur, childbirth is caused to avoid an infection since the bag acts as a protective barrier against germs that could ascend through the vagina. When the bag is broken the risk of infection is greater as time passes, especially if vaginal touches occur.
It is believed that the dry delivery it is more painful than the delivery in which waters are broken late because with the bag intact the amniotic fluid helps to reduce the intensity of the pain of contractions.
