Amniotic fluid

Amniotic fluid is an important part of pregnancy and fetal development. This watery fluid is inside a casing called the amniotic membrane (or sac) and fluid surrounds the fetus throughout pregnancy.
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Amniotic fluid
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Amniotic fluid is a clear, slightly yellowish liquid that surrounds the unborn baby (fetus) during pregnancy. Itis contained in the amniotic sac.
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Review Date : 1/21/2002
Reviewed By : Dominic Marchiano, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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AMNIOTIC FLUID EMBOLISM
A rare but frequently fatal complication of labor, this condition occurs when amniotic fluid embolizes from the amniotic sac and through the veins of the uterus and into the circulatory system of the mother.
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Amniotic fluid contains cells that have been shed by your developing baby.
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Amniotic fluid accomplishes numerous functions for the fetus, including: ...
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Amniotic fluid
The protective bag of fluid that surrounds the fetus while growing in the uterus.
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Or there is too much or not enough amniotic fluid around the baby.
Someone in your family has had thalassemia. This is a disorder that causes abnormal red blood cells.
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Serial amnioreduction: The repeated removal of large volumes of amniotic fluid by amniocentesis.
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In amniocentesis, a needle is inserted into the uterus through the abdomen and a sample of amniotic fluid is removed for testing.
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If a woman's membranes rupture, and she loses amniotic fluid, then labour becomes more likely especially as there is then a risk of infection. But urine may be mistaken for amniotic fluid and even special testing sticks can give incorrect answers.
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Amniocentesis: Withdrawing some amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac by inserting a needle through the abdomen. The fluid is studied for a number of possible genetic disorders among babies, ...
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Sometimes, a piece of atherosclerotic plaque, small pieces of tumor, fat globules, air, amniotic fluid, or other materials can act in the same manner as an embolus.
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Bssing A, Lehnert A, Schink M, et al.: Effect of Viscum album L. on rapidly proliferating amniotic fluid cells. Sister chromatid exchange frequency and proliferation index. Arzneimittelforschung 45 (1): 81-3, 1995. [PUBMED Abstract] ...
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Before birth, a kidney malformation in the fetus may cause an excessive or deficient amount of amniotic fluid (the liquid in which the fetus floats) in the uterus.
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Amniocentesis. In amniocentesis, the doctor inserts a needle through the mother's skin into the amniotic sac to collect about an ounce of amniotic fluid. The fluid contains genetic material from the baby that can be analyzed for signs of defects.
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This may be amniotic fluid, the protective liquid that surrounds your baby in the womb. If so, it's a sign that the membranes around your baby have ruptured.
A feeling of pressure in your pelvis, as if your baby is pressing down.
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The membrane enclosing a developing fetus; it's filled with a protective liquid called amniotic fluid.
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multiple pregnancy
defects in the uterus such as an incompetent cervix, fibroids, or double uterus
excess amniotic fluid
abdominal surgery during pregnancy
irritable uterus
birth defects in the fetus ...
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