amniotic fluid

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amniotic fluid

(Gynaecology & Obstetrics) the fluid surrounding the fetus in the womb

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am′niot′ic flu′id

the watery fluid in the amnion, in which the embryo is suspended.

[1850–55]

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Noun

amniotic fluid - the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break"

amnionic fluid, waters

bodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor - the liquid parts of the body

amniotic cavity - the fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo

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The amniotic fluid is a unique non-controversial abundant source of stem cells with regenerative properties.

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Conclusion: Thick Meconium stained amniotic fluid was associated with low APGAR score, high rate of emergency cesarean section and meconium aspiration syndrome.

Meconium stained liquor and its neonatal outcome

[7,8] In the sonography centers, measurement of amniotic fluid index and single deepest pocket is often conducted by gray-scale sonography.

MEASUREMENT OF AMNIOTIC FLUID VOLUME- GRAY-SCALE VERSUS COLOUR DOPPLER ULTRASOUND

Chicken genetic resources, Amniotic fluid stem cell, Multilineage potential.

The Exploration of Beijing Fatty Chicken Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells with Multilineage Potential

During the first five months the baby's skin allows its bodily fluids to pass freely in and out of the surrounding fluid, so the baby and the amniotic fluid are one.

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Obstetrics experience throughout the era showed that meconium passage is a possible threatening sign of foetal asphyxia,8 while the reported incidence of meconium stained amniotic fluid is 1-18%.9 Meconium staining of liquor has long been thought to be a conventional sign of foetal distress, but now CTG is an up-to-date practical method for foetal surveillance during pregnancy and labour.10 The current study was conducted to identify the relationship between colours of liquor with the trace of CTG, whether reactive or non-reactive, as well as to APGAR score.

Predictability of intrapartum cardiotocography with meconium stained liquor and its correlation with perinatal outcome

In this condition, the amniotic fluid that surrounds the baby in the uterus, containing fetal cells, hair particles and other fetal material enters the mother's bloodstream.

Woman, baby survive fatal amniotic health condition

"We were able to elucidate the complete genome sequence of 31 fetuses from amniotic fluid and demonstrate that the cfDNA or DNA from the cell pellet can be analyzed with little difference in quality," the authors write.

Complete Genome Sequence Can Be ID'd From Amniotic Fluid; Concordance of variant calls between cellular, cell-free DNA, with parental libraries >96 percent

Taken together, these findings provide evidences that amniotic fluid (AF) could represent an ideal source for autologous cells for the treatment of neonatal congenital heart defects and neurodegenerative diseases.

The Impact of Epigenetic Signatures on Amniotic Fluid Stem Cell Fate

The cervical exam was 1cm cervical dilatation, zero percent effacement, long and posterior position fetus in vertex presentation, and intact amniotic fluid membrane (i.e., 1 cm/long/posterior, vertex, and intact).