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 ...

Objective: To evaluate the indications and outcomes of sutureless amniotic membrane transplant (AMT; ProKera) in the management of ocular surface disorders. Methods: Chart review of patients who ...

Amniotic fluid is the vital fluid that surrounds and protects a fetus during pregnancy. In addition to providing much-needed cushion and protection for the fetus, it also aids in development of ...

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 ...

Viewer discretion is advised. A video from a Spanish hospital captures the moment a baby is born within the amniotic sac, an occurrence that only happens 1 in every 80,000 births. It is also known ...

A Gold Coast boy born with a rare congenital disorder which causes major deformities to his limbs is now able to run, swim ...

Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare and life threatening complication that may occur to mothers just before, during, or after delivering a baby. This period is known as peripartum. A 2022 ...

Lyric Mariah Heard spoke with "Good Morning America" about her life as a model born with a rare birth defect and using humor to destigmatize limb differences.

"There's no particular reason why the forewaters or hindwaters break. However, if you have an induction of labor, or choose to have your waters broken during labor, it will be the forewater membrane ...

A child with a rare genetic disorder — spinal muscular atrophy type I — was treated prenatally for the first time. Courtesy of Jakob Owens  via Unsplash During an amniocentesis test, a long, thin ...

Oligohydramnios is a condition during pregnancy when you have too little amniotic fluid around your baby. It occurs in about 4% of to-term pregnancies, but it becomes more common (increasing to ...