Amniotic Fluid
Current as of: May 29, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Sarah A. Marshall, MD – Family Medicine & Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Siobhan M. Dolan, MD, MPH – Reproductive Genetics
Amniotic fluid is the liquid that surrounds a developing baby (fetus) in the uterus throughout pregnancy. The amniotic fluid protects the fetus from temperature extremes and from being bumped or hurt as the mother moves around. Amniotic fluid allows the fetus to move before birth and is important for lung development…