A woman named Emily Boazman straight up shocked the internet when she recently shared her experience having excessive amniotic fluid (the liquid that surrounds a baby in utero): At the beginning of ...

An amniotic fluid index measures the amount of amniotic fluid surrounding the baby. It’s an important way for your doctor to assess your baby’s development and identify potential complications. An ...

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.

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A new Tel Aviv University study has determined that natural, spontaneous deliveries and induced deliveries following the rupture of the amniotic sac in the mother share similar neonatal outcomes, ...

Nearly 15-month-old twins Emersyn and Suttyn Miller look exactly alike. But when you look closer, you can see that Suttyn is wearing a purple anklet on one foot and Emersyn has a tiny scratch on her ...

close up of a man's eye as he's squeezing a generic eye drop dropper near his face, pushing out a drop of clear liquid People should not use eye drops marketed as if they contain amniotic fluid, the ...

Meconium is a thick substance that lines a baby’s intestines in the womb. A baby usually passes meconium after birth, but if they pass it early, the amniotic fluid may become meconium-stained.