ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The first few weeks after sperm meets egg still hold many mysteries. Among them: what causes the process to fail, leading to many cases of infertility. Despite the importance of ...

Researchers have developed a new stem cell model of the mature human amniotic sac, which replicates development of the tissues supporting the embryo from two to four weeks after fertilization. This is ...

It may contain inaccuracies due to the limitations of machine translation. The growth scale of the amniotic sac model created by the research team at 30, 60, and 90 days. Credit: Cell. Like humans, ...

When this woman's waters didn't break, doctors had to do it by hand. Usually when a woman goes into labour, the amniotic sac which surrounds the baby breaks open and the fluids the baby floats in ...

The first few weeks after sperm meets egg still hold many mysteries. Among them: what causes the process to fail, leading to many cases of infertility. Despite the importance of this critical stage, ...

Incredible footage captured the moment that a baby boy in China was pulled from his mother’s womb while still inside an intact amniotic sac. The baby, who was delivered in July via C-section at 36 ...

A newborn baby has been dubbed “Bubble Boy” after it arrived into the world still inside its amniotic sac. Video footage shows the late preterm baby boy being delivered by emergency caesarean section ...

Mono-mono twins are an incredibly rare type of identical twins who share both a placenta and an amniotic sac. While this makes for a high-risk pregnancy, advances in monitoring and treatment have ...

Even if you’ve never given birth, you probably have a general idea of what a baby looks like when they’re born. But one mom’s photo of her baby who was born in the car—still inside his amniotic sac—is ...

The first few weeks after sperm meets egg still hold many mysteries. Among them: what causes the process to fail, leading to many cases of infertility. But scientists haven't had a good way to explore ...

Microscopy image of a PGA at day 8 showing the early tissues supporting the embryo, including the amniotic sac and the yolk sac-like structures, surrounded by (extra-embryonic) mesoderm tissue.