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 at term before your labor starts: 1  The risk of infection in you or your baby increases during the next 24 hours. 2  Your doctor might decide to wait a few hours to see if you start your labor, or may induce labor right away. 3  If you are not in labor usually within the next 12 hours, your doctor will induce labor.