Oligohydramnios is a condition that occurs when you have too little amniotic fluid, and polyhydramnios occurs when you have too much. Polyhydramnios makes the womb larger than normal. It can ...

During gestation, the fetus floats in a protective pool of amniotic fluid. 6 The yellowish liquid contains a concoction of nutrients and antibodies produced by the parent as well as less glamorous ...

This inflammation most commonly results from bacterial infection of the amniotic fluid, the fetal membranes, the placenta, and/or the uterus. In clinical practice, the terms "chorio" and ...

Cassandra Moore suffered an amniotic fluid embolism, a rare and life-threatening childbirth complication, while giving birth to her third child. Doctors were able to revive Cassandra after nearly ...

During the Carboniferous era, there were many amphibians; the first reptile evolved from labyrinthodont ancestor. Amniotic egg appears very early in reptilian evolution. Egg has several special ...