While low amniotic fluid during pregnancy, or oligohydramnios, may seem worrisome, the condition is usually treatable. Learn about symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and more. PER Images / Stocksy Medically ...

Pregnancy can feel overwhelming at times because you cannot always track your baby's health. The most concerning factor is the low level of amniotic fluid, which is the protective liquid surrounding ...

Many factors, including genetics, stress, and environmental exposure, can shape pregnancy and fetal development. Physicians who care for pregnant patients and their babies before and after birth work ...

Amniotic fluid fills the amniotic sac, which is a bag inside a woman’s uterus (womb) where an unborn baby will develop. The amniotic sac provides protection and a constant temperature for the baby to ...

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.

It's normal to be worried when you learn that your baby might have swallowed some amniotic fluid during birth. Most of the time, it's quite natural and not dangerous. But it can also cause breathing ...

Diagnostic imaging and genetic screens help clinicians catch congenital fetal diseases in utero, but models for studying organ development and disease progression are limited. Over the last decade, ...

Researchers have made new discoveries about amniotic fluid, a substance historically not well understood in medical research due to the difficulty in obtaining it during pregnancy, especially across ...