ARM - Artificial Rupture of the Membranes: A procedure used to induce or speed up labour, whereby the bag of waters around the baby is punctured.
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ARM is sometimes called "breaking the waters". Breaking your waters is no longer recommended as a method of induction (unless vaginal prostaglandins cannot be used for some reason) (NCCWCH 2008a: 66) but some doctors or midwives may use it to ...
I finally decided with great trepidation to have an ARM. I figured it was the least intrusive of my choices, I really couldn't stick it out any longer if things didn't get moving - and after 48 hours I was sure this was not false labor, ...
Artificial Rupture of the Membranes (ARM), also known as "breaking the water": A doctor or midwife performs the ARM. It can done safely only when 1) the cervix is dilated or open - otherwise, you could not reach the membranes and 2) the baby's head ...
Artificial Rupturing The Membranes (ARM)
Artificial rupturing the membranes is another method for inducing labor and it is sometimes called “breaking the waters'.
Artificial rupture of membranes (ARM)
If the neck of your womb (the cervix) is slightly open because you have had some contractions, it is possible to use a long hook to nick the bag of waters where they bulge down in front of your baby's head.
1 - breaking your waters - puncturing the amniotic sac, which means your waters leak out. This can often stimulate contractions. This procedure is sometimes known as ARM, for Artificial Rupture of the Membranes, or amniotomy; ...
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During an examination a small instrument called an Amnihook is used to nick the membranes in front of the baby's head - it looks very much like a crochet hook. This is also called an ARM or artificial rupture of the membranes.
 See also: Pregnancy, Vagina, Amnio, Induction, Prostaglandin
  
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