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 ...

Amniotic fluid embolism is a rare but serious condition that happens in pregnant women shortly before, during, or after delivery of a baby. The symptoms of amniotic fluid embolism are often ...

Amniotic fluid is an essential part of a healthy pregnancy. Too much or too little amniotic fluid may cause complications and will need close monitoring until delivery. Have you ever heard somebody ...

What is low amniotic fluid? Low amniotic fluid (oligohydramnios) is a condition in which the level of amniotic fluid measures lower than expected for a baby's gestational age. Under normal ...

Researchers at the 26th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) meeting today announced that profiling certain proteins in amniotic fluid is the fastest and most accurate way to detect ...

February 14, 2007 (San Francisco) -- A proteomic analysis of vaginal fluid from women in preterm labor is a noninvasive way to identify which women have intra-amniotic infection, according to ...

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 ...

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, ...

Hydramnios is a condition specific to pregnant women. It occurs when you have too much amniotic fluid around your baby. It occurs in around 1-2% of pregnancies. Polyhydramnios is a different word for ...

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 ...