When "water breaks" in the early stages of labor, what has happened?
A) The fetus has worked its way out of the amniotic sac.
B) The amniotic sac in which the fetus was suspended in water breaks open.
C) The fetus exhales the water it has in its lungs as a result of being suspended in water.
D) The placenta is broken open.
E) Water is used to lubricate the birth canal, and this being released is the "water breaking."
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