Most women actuallydon'tfeel a thing when their membranes areartificiallyruptured, particularlyifthey're already in labor (there arefar moresignificantpainstocope with then).
Everton boss David Moyes has already lost Yakubu for the season to a ruptured Achilles, while James Vaughan has had surgery on a knee injury and Nuno Valente has been out with a similar problem since August.