Source:http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/pregnancy-week-by-week/in-depth/prenatal-care/art-20045660?pg=2

Artificial rupture of the amniotic membranes during labour, sometimes called amniotomy or ’breaking of the waters’ was introduced in the mid-eighteenth century, first being described in 1756 by an English obstetrician, Thomas Denman

• Courtney was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes via blood glucose test (usually administered between 24 – 28 weeks of pregnancy)
• High Blood Pressure was measured at office visits from 36 weeks on; whenever she checked her blood pressure at home, it was normal

Stripping membranes, sometimes called "sweeping of the membranes" or "membrane sweeping", is a method used to try to start labor. The health care provider puts her or his finger into the cervix – the mouth of the uterus – and uses the finger to separate the bag of waters from the side of the uterus near the cervix. This releases local prostaglandins/hormones that can trigger contractions.

I didn't include it in the roundup listing, because I hope that by now, everyone has seen this:

“Oliver Lush-Camps is more than just a miracle to his parents, Katy and Jonathon; he’s a miracle to science.