water breaks
idiom
US
—used to describe what happens when fluid suddenly comes from a pregnant woman's body because her baby will be born soon
Her water broke early.
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In a warming world, outdoor workers and organizations that protect them say heat and water breaks are a matter of life and death.
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Kate Cimini, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
The finale swaps in Braxton for Beyoncé, and dramatizes the story as Marty's (Spears) pregnant co-parent Courtney’s (Skye Townsend) water breaks at the concert right before Braxton goes onstage.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 6 May 2024
Universal Images Group via Getty Images One of the most common complications is when a patient’s water breaks in the first two trimesters of pregnancy, according to Souza.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024
The efforts have taken on new importance after Florida’s Senate last week approved a bill that would ban cities and counties from adopting requirements for mandatory water breaks and other workplace protections against extreme heat beyond what is required by federal law.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2024
Workers testified in front of legislators about instances where they were denied water breaks or shade, which are not explicitly required under federal or state law.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ clinical guidelines for managing pre-labor rupture of membranes, in which a patient’s water breaks before labor begins, state that women should be offered options, including ending the pregnancy.
—Rachana Pradhan and Hannah Recht, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
Last year, after the hottest summer in Florida’s history, advocates pushed Miami-Dade to pass protections for outdoor workers, including mandatory shaded water breaks on hot days.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
Cook had suffered a preterm premature rupture of membranes, when water breaks and amniotic fluid is lost before the fetus is viable.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2023
Kate Cimini, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
The finale swaps in Braxton for Beyoncé, and dramatizes the story as Marty's (Spears) pregnant co-parent Courtney’s (Skye Townsend) water breaks at the concert right before Braxton goes onstage.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 6 May 2024
Universal Images Group via Getty Images One of the most common complications is when a patient’s water breaks in the first two trimesters of pregnancy, according to Souza.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024
The efforts have taken on new importance after Florida’s Senate last week approved a bill that would ban cities and counties from adopting requirements for mandatory water breaks and other workplace protections against extreme heat beyond what is required by federal law.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2024
Workers testified in front of legislators about instances where they were denied water breaks or shade, which are not explicitly required under federal or state law.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ clinical guidelines for managing pre-labor rupture of membranes, in which a patient’s water breaks before labor begins, state that women should be offered options, including ending the pregnancy.
—Rachana Pradhan and Hannah Recht, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
Last year, after the hottest summer in Florida’s history, advocates pushed Miami-Dade to pass protections for outdoor workers, including mandatory shaded water breaks on hot days.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
Cook had suffered a preterm premature rupture of membranes, when water breaks and amniotic fluid is lost before the fetus is viable.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2023
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