Amniotic fluid is typically colorless or slightly yellow. Sometimes, the fluid looks green or brown. This happens if the baby passes its first bowel movement in the womb, a process known as meconium .

Amniotic fluid is an essential part of a healthy pregnancy. Too much or too little amniotic fluid may cause complications and will need close monitoring until delivery. Have you ever heard ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered that amniotic fluid stem cells can be ...

Decreased amniotic fluid is one of the risks of post term pregnancy. Being two weeks or more past your due date can put you at risk for oligohydramnios. Fetal abnormalities.

According to Dr. Leonard Miller, the Co-Principal Investigator on the grant, “The successful combination of ASC-101 with amniotic fluid-derived stem cells would be directly relevant to improving ...

Amniotic fluid index (AFI). AFI measures the largest, deepest pocket of fluid in four areas of your womb. If the sum of these four values is more than 24 or 25 centimeters, you have polyhydramnios.

A newly created cell model of the amniotic sac could reveal new insights into early pregnancy, as well as generate helpful ...

Amniotic fluid is isotonic with fetal and maternal blood in the first trimester and, as fetal skin matures around 23 to 25 weeks' gestation, movement of water across fetal skin is reduced.

Term amniotic fluid: an unexploited reserve of mesenchymal stromal cells for reprogramming and potential cell therapy applications. Stem Cell Research & Therapy , 2017; 8 (1) DOI: 10.1186/s13287 ...

Nursing influencer Hailey Okula died last month from amniotic fluid embolism. Facebook/rnnewgrads. Her death was made all the more tragic by the fact that she and her husband had been struggling ...