Light's Effect. Light is one of the most important external factors that can affect sleep. It does so both directly, by making it difficult for people to fall asleep, and indirectly, by influencing the timing of our internal clock and thereby affecting our preferred time to sleep.
The forewaters are released when the amnion ruptures. This is commonly known as the time when a woman's water breaks. When this occurs during labour at term, it is known as spontaneous rupture of membranes. If the rupture precedes labour at term, however, it is referred to as premature rupture of membranes.
If your water breaks, write down the time this occurs, how much fluid is released, and what the fluid looks like, and then notify your health care provider. Although labor may not start immediately after your water breaks, delivery of your baby will occur within the next 24 hours.