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As with many tropes, this one has one foot in TruthInTelevision -- the water breaking is a reliable early indication that labor has started, and active labor can be quite a quick process (although also quite a slow one). Likewise, the first stage of labor is indicated by regular contractions. However, the 'instant birth' part happens far more frequently on television than it does in real life.
Likewise, in most of these fictitious situations, the woman's baby is her ''first'' -- which, on average, ''rarely'' precedes a labor period of less than ''twelve hours,'' which would outlast almost any "crisis." On the other hand, there are documented cases of RealLife second or third babies who begin to deliver so quickly that the mother barely has time to get into a ''bathtub'', let alone a backseat.
Likewise, in most of these fictitious situations, the woman's baby is her ''first'' -- which, on average, ''rarely'' precedes a labor period of less than ''twelve hours,'' which would outlast almost any "crisis." On the other hand, there are documented cases of RealLife second or third babies who begin to deliver so quickly that the mother barely has time to get into a ''bathtub'', let alone a backseat.
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As with many tropes, this one has one foot in TruthInTelevision -- the water breaking is a reliable early indication that labor has started, and active labor can be quite a quick process (although also quite a slow one). Likewise, the first stage of labor is indicated by regular contractions. In addition, birth might go by faster if the baby is not the woman's first. However, the 'instant birth' part happens far more frequently on television than it does in real life.
Likewise, in most of these fictitious situations, the woman's baby is her ''first'' -- which, on average, ''rarely'' precedes a labor period of less than ''twelve hours,'' which would outlast almost any "crisis." On the other hand, there are documented cases of RealLife second or third babies who begin to deliver so quickly that the mother barely has time to get into a ''bathtub'', let alone a backseat.
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Likewise, in most of these fictitious situations, the woman's baby is her ''first'' -- which, on average, ''rarely'' precedes a labor period of less than ''twelve hours,'' which would outlast almost any "crisis." On the other hand, there are documented cases of RealLife second or third babies who begin to deliver so quickly that the mother barely has time to get into a ''bathtub'', let alone a backseat.
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A very common way to do this trope is to have the woman's water break just before the quick labor, because water gushing out between her legs is a very obvious visual indicator that the baby is coming. Another is for her to clutch her belly and complaining about contractions.
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A very common way to do this trope is to have the woman's water break just before the quick labor, because water gushing out between her legs is a very obvious visual indicator that the baby is coming. Another is for her to clutch her belly and complaining complain about contractions.
contractions, since that lets the audience know that the baby wants out, now!
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A fictional [[PregnancyDoesNotWorkThatWay inaccuracy about pregnancy]]. The moment a pregnant woman goes into labor, FAZAM! Her vagina is now her baby's personal waterslide, and she's going to give birth right there, right then. Bonus points if 'right there' is somewhere extremely cramped, uncomfortable or inaccessible (say, [[BornInAnElevator an elevator]]) and 'right then' is precisely when it will be least convenient for her or any other bystanders (such as when the aforementioned elevator has [[LockedInARoom stopped working]]). Other variants include childbirth in the backseat of a car (taxis are quite popular for this purpose). Inevitably leads to a ScreamingBirth, often performed by [[DeliveryGuy someone with no medical training whatsoever]].And don't expect Baby to wait for the situation to improve; as long as there's somebody there who's so much as ''witnessed a birth before'', it's ready to jump into that person's open arms.
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A fictional [[PregnancyDoesNotWorkThatWay inaccuracy about pregnancy]]. The moment a pregnant woman goes into labor, FAZAM! Her vagina is now her baby's personal waterslide, and she's going to give birth right there, right then. Bonus points if 'right there' is somewhere extremely cramped, uncomfortable or inaccessible (say, [[BornInAnElevator an elevator]]) and 'right then' is precisely when it will be least convenient for her or any other bystanders (such as when the aforementioned elevator has [[LockedInARoom stopped working]]). Other variants include childbirth in the backseat of a car (taxis are quite popular for this purpose). Inevitably leads to a ScreamingBirth, often performed by [[OpenHeartDentistry whichever medical professionals are onhand]] or [[DeliveryGuy someone with no medical training whatsoever]].whatsoever]]. And don't expect Baby to wait for the situation to improve; as long as there's somebody there who's so much as ''witnessed a birth before'', it's ready to jump into that person's open arms.
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A fictional [[PregnancyDoesNotWorkThatWay inaccuracy about pregnancy]]. The moment a pregnant woman's water breaks, FAZAM! Her vagina is now her baby's personal waterslide, and she's going to give birth right there, right then. Bonus points if 'right there' is somewhere extremely cramped, uncomfortable or inaccessible (say, [[BornInAnElevator an elevator]]) and 'right then' is precisely when it will be least convenient for her or any other bystanders (such as when the aforementioned elevator has [[LockedInARoom stopped working]]). And don't expect Baby to wait for the situation to improve; as long as there's somebody there who's so much as ''witnessed a birth before'', it's ready to jump into that person's open arms.
Other variants include childbirth in the backseat of a car (taxis are quite popular for this purpose). Inevitably leads to a ScreamingBirth, often performed by [[DeliveryGuy someone with no medical training whatsoever]].
As with many tropes, this one has one foot in TruthInTelevision -- the water breaking is a reliable early indication that labor has started, and active labor can be quite a quick process (although also quite a slow one). However, the 'instant birth' part happens far more frequently on television than it does in real life, and in many real-life labors the amniotic sac remains intact until well into labor or even until birth. An infant is often described as ‘born in the caul’ if they have a piece of the amniotic membrane on their head or body, and even rarer cases have seen a baby born ‘en-caul’ - that is, [[https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/en-caul-birth born inside a fully intact and unbroken amniotic sac]]!
Other variants include childbirth in the backseat of a car (taxis are quite popular for this purpose). Inevitably leads to a ScreamingBirth, often performed by [[DeliveryGuy someone with no medical training whatsoever]].
As with many tropes, this one has one foot in TruthInTelevision -- the water breaking is a reliable early indication that labor has started, and active labor can be quite a quick process (although also quite a slow one). However, the 'instant birth' part happens far more frequently on television than it does in real life, and in many real-life labors the amniotic sac remains intact until well into labor or even until birth. An infant is often described as ‘born in the caul’ if they have a piece of the amniotic membrane on their head or body, and even rarer cases have seen a baby born ‘en-caul’ - that is, [[https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/en-caul-birth born inside a fully intact and unbroken amniotic sac]]!
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A fictional [[PregnancyDoesNotWorkThatWay inaccuracy about pregnancy]]. The moment a pregnant woman's water breaks, woman goes into labor, FAZAM! Her vagina is now her baby's personal waterslide, and she's going to give birth right there, right then. Bonus points if 'right there' is somewhere extremely cramped, uncomfortable or inaccessible (say, [[BornInAnElevator an elevator]]) and 'right then' is precisely when it will be least convenient for her or any other bystanders (such as when the aforementioned elevator has [[LockedInARoom stopped working]]). Other variants include childbirth in the backseat of a car (taxis are quite popular for this purpose). Inevitably leads to a ScreamingBirth, often performed by [[DeliveryGuy someone with no medical training whatsoever]].And don't expect Baby to wait for the situation to improve; as long as there's somebody there who's so much as ''witnessed a birth before'', it's ready to jump into that person's open arms.
Other variants include childbirth in the backseat of a car (taxis are quite popular for A very common way to do this purpose). Inevitably leads trope is to have the woman's water break just before the quick labor, because water gushing out between her legs is a ScreamingBirth, often performed by [[DeliveryGuy someone with no medical training whatsoever]].
very obvious visual indicator that the baby is coming. Another is for her to clutch her belly and complaining about contractions.
As with many tropes, this one has one foot in TruthInTelevision -- the water breaking is a reliable early indication that labor has started, and active labor can be quite a quick process (although also quite a slow one). Likewise, the first stage of labor is indicated by regular contractions. However, the 'instant birth' part happens far more frequently on television than it does in reallife, and in many real-life labors the amniotic sac remains intact until well into labor or even until birth. An infant is often described as ‘born in the caul’ if they have a piece of the amniotic membrane on their head or body, and even rarer cases have seen a baby born ‘en-caul’ - that is, [[https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/en-caul-birth born inside a fully intact and unbroken amniotic sac]]!
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As with many tropes, this one has one foot in TruthInTelevision -- the water breaking is a reliable early indication that labor has started, and active labor can be quite a quick process (although also quite a slow one). Likewise, the first stage of labor is indicated by regular contractions. However, the 'instant birth' part happens far more frequently on television than it does in real
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->'''Val:''' It always seems more urgent on T.V.\\
'''Marla:''' That's because wetting your pants then driving calmly to the hospital doesn't make for good drama.
-->-- ''ComicStrip/{{Retail}}''
A fictional [[PregnancyDoesNotWorkThatWay inaccuracy about pregnancy]]. The moment a pregnant woman's water breaks, FAZAM! Her vagina is now her baby's personal waterslide, and she's going to give birth right there, right then. Bonus points if 'right there' is somewhere extremely cramped, uncomfortable or inaccessible (say, [[BornInAnElevator an elevator]]) and 'right then' is precisely when it will be least convenient for her or any other bystanders (such as when the aforementioned elevator has [[LockedInARoom stopped working]]). And don't expect Baby to wait for the situation to improve; as long as there's somebody there who's so much as ''witnessed a birth before'', it's ready to jump into that person's open arms.
Other variants include childbirth in the backseat of a car (taxis are quite popular for this purpose). Inevitably leads to a ScreamingBirth, often performed by [[DeliveryGuy someone with no medical training whatsoever]].
As with many tropes, this one has one foot in TruthInTelevision -- the water breaking is a reliable early indication that labor has started, and active labor can be quite a quick process (although also quite a slow one). However, the 'instant birth' part happens far more frequently on television than it does in real life, and in many real-life labors the amniotic sac remains intact until well into labor or even until birth. An infant is often described as ‘born in the caul’ if they have a piece of the amniotic membrane on their head or body, and even rarer cases have seen a baby born ‘en-caul’ - that is, [[https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/en-caul-birth born inside a fully intact and unbroken amniotic sac]]!
Likewise, in most of these fictitious situations, the woman's baby is her ''first'' -- which, on average, ''rarely'' precedes a labor period of less than ''twelve hours,'' which would outlast almost any "crisis." On the other hand, there are documented cases of RealLife second or third babies who begin to deliver so quickly that the mother barely has time to get into a ''bathtub'', let alone a backseat.
Usually combined with CleanPrettyChildbirth. Compare with OutGivingBirthBackInTwoMinutes, when the birth happens quicker than it should and ''offscreen''. Not to be confused with ExpressDelivery.
'''Marla:''' That's because wetting your pants then driving calmly to the hospital doesn't make for good drama.
-->-- ''ComicStrip/{{Retail}}''
A fictional [[PregnancyDoesNotWorkThatWay inaccuracy about pregnancy]]. The moment a pregnant woman's water breaks, FAZAM! Her vagina is now her baby's personal waterslide, and she's going to give birth right there, right then. Bonus points if 'right there' is somewhere extremely cramped, uncomfortable or inaccessible (say, [[BornInAnElevator an elevator]]) and 'right then' is precisely when it will be least convenient for her or any other bystanders (such as when the aforementioned elevator has [[LockedInARoom stopped working]]). And don't expect Baby to wait for the situation to improve; as long as there's somebody there who's so much as ''witnessed a birth before'', it's ready to jump into that person's open arms.
Other variants include childbirth in the backseat of a car (taxis are quite popular for this purpose). Inevitably leads to a ScreamingBirth, often performed by [[DeliveryGuy someone with no medical training whatsoever]].
As with many tropes, this one has one foot in TruthInTelevision -- the water breaking is a reliable early indication that labor has started, and active labor can be quite a quick process (although also quite a slow one). However, the 'instant birth' part happens far more frequently on television than it does in real life, and in many real-life labors the amniotic sac remains intact until well into labor or even until birth. An infant is often described as ‘born in the caul’ if they have a piece of the amniotic membrane on their head or body, and even rarer cases have seen a baby born ‘en-caul’ - that is, [[https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/en-caul-birth born inside a fully intact and unbroken amniotic sac]]!
Likewise, in most of these fictitious situations, the woman's baby is her ''first'' -- which, on average, ''rarely'' precedes a labor period of less than ''twelve hours,'' which would outlast almost any "crisis." On the other hand, there are documented cases of RealLife second or third babies who begin to deliver so quickly that the mother barely has time to get into a ''bathtub'', let alone a backseat.
Usually combined with CleanPrettyChildbirth. Compare with OutGivingBirthBackInTwoMinutes, when the birth happens quicker than it should and ''offscreen''. Not to be confused with ExpressDelivery.
