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 volume is evaluated every time an ultrasound is performed on your baby. It's a standard way of checking on your baby's health. Your doctor will also do this test during a biophysical ...

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 ...

The new technique lets researchers “access the fetus without touching the fetus” and could help spot certain conditions earlier. As a fetus grows in the womb, it sheds cells into the amniotic fluid ...

The FDA has sent warning letters to two companies regarding their amniotic membrane- and fluid-derived PalinGen products, charging they should be regulated as drugs and biologics. One of the letters, ...

Hailey Okula — a nursing influencer known as “Nurse Hailey” — died late last month of complications from giving birth to her first child, her husband Matthew Okula, announced in a heartbreaking ...

If the mother is stressed over a longer period of time during pregnancy, the concentration of stress hormones in amniotic fluid rises, as proven by an interdisciplinary team of researchers. Short-term ...

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 ...

Influencer Hailey Okula died of amniotic fluid embolism -- one of the leading causes of death during and just after childbirth. Hailey Okula — a nursing influencer known as “Nurse Hailey” — died late ...