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A baby usually passes meconium after birth, but if they pass it early, the amniotic fluid may become meconium-stained. Amniotic fluid is the substance that surrounds a baby in the womb.

One popular theory is that the position of your placenta might reveal your baby’s sex. It claims that an anterior placenta (attached to the front of the uterus) means you’re having a girl, while a ...

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During pregnancy, a baby is surrounded by the amniotic sac, which is filled with fluid to cushion and protect it. When "water ...

During that time, the child's lungs are filled with amniotic fluid, and they receive all their oxygen and nutrients from the mother via the placenta. An artificial womb aims to replicate all these ...

The bag of waters - or amniotic sac - is a bag or "membrane filled with fluid that surrounds your baby in your uterus during pregnancy." The bag of waters is very important to your baby's health.

A NEWBORN baby died because of medical care from “incompetent” midwives who tried to blame her mum for the death, an inquest ...

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 ...

Danni Menzies’ baby was born so prematurely that her paid maternity leave had run out before the she even made it out of ...

So you might get other tests, such as an MRI – which can provide more details on your baby’s brain development. Your doctor may also take a sample of your amniotic fluid, to check on your baby ...

Maternal tea consumption during pregnancy – particularly in the second and third trimesters – is associated with improved ...