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The membrane enclosing a developing fetus; it's filled with a protective liquid called amniotic fluid.
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The amniotic fluid is liquid made by the fetus and the amnion (the membrane that covers the fetal side of the placenta) that protects the fetus from injury and helps regulate the temperature of the fetus.
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The word amniocentesis literally means "puncture of the amnion," the thin-walled sac of fluid in which a developing fetus is suspended during pregnancy.
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In obstetrics, the caul is the amnion, one of the two fetal membranes, the other being the chorion. To be born in a caul meant to be born with the head covered by the amnion (or be born within an intact unruptured amnion).
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Damage to the amnion (part of the placenta) may produce fibrous bands that can entrap the limbs of the fetus. These bands compress the area of the limb over which they run, reducing blood supply and causing the limb to develop abnormally.
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Cells in the amniotic fluid can be counted and analyzed for the presence of an infection (amnionitis). If amnionitis is present, a culture of the amniotic fluid can be done to determine the type of organism causing an infection.
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HYDRAMNIOS - An abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by an excess of amnionic fluid.
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Additionally, women with BV are more likely to present in preterm labor (PTL), experience both premature rupture of the membranes (PROM) and preterm PROM, and have concomitant infections including amnionitis, ...
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