the current methods of testing for amniotic fluid are not reliable, and in fact can result in unwarranted medical intervention which places both mother and baby at unneccessary risk

a cervical exam is invasive and unnecessary to simply determine if the waters have broken, and can cause discomfort and loss of control for the woman, while undermining her confidence her in birthing body and introduce infection to the vagina and the baby...again resulting in medical intervention

this is the beginning of a cascade of intervention