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Results 1 - 10 of 14 for amniotic
  1. Amniotic fluid (image) 
    Amniotic fluid surrounds the growing fetus in the womb and protects the fetus from injury and temperature ... of fetal movement and permits musculoskeletal development. The amniotic fluid can be withdrawn in a procedure called ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9058.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Amniotic fluid (image) 
    Amniotic fluid not only protects the fetus from injury and temperature changes, it also is circulated by ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17008.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Percutaneous umbilical cord blood sampling - series (image) 
    ... the needle through the placenta or through the amniotic sac. The placenta's position in the uterus and ... into the umbilical cord without passing through the amniotic sac. The amniotic sac, or "bag of waters," ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100196_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Amniocentesis (image) 
    ... to determine the health of an unborn baby. Amniotic fluid contains cells that are normally shed from ... of these cells are obtained by withdrawing some amniotic fluid. The chromosome analysis of these cells can ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1062.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. C-section - series (image) 
    Finally, the surgeon cuts through the amniotic sac enclosing the baby. He then allows the amniotic fluid to escape.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100191_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Amniocentesis - series (image) 
    ... hollow needle through your abdomen and into the amniotic sac. You should receive Rh immune globulin (RHIG) ... The doctor then extracts about four teaspoons of amniotic fluid. This fluid contains fetal cells that a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100192_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Vaginal birth - series (image) 
    ... or in the early stages of labor, your amniotic sac may rupture and you may feel fluid ... as your baby's head emerges, the doctor suctions amniotic fluid, blood, and mucus from his nose and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100198_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Alpha fetoprotein - series (image) 
    ... pregnancy, this test, along with the examination of amniotic fluid (amniocentesis), can help detect fetal spinal bifida ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100144_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Emergency Childbirth (image) 
    ... Indications of late labor include rupturing of the amniotic sac, dilation of the cervix, and appearance of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17001.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Emergency Childbirth (image) 
    ... Indications of late labor include rupturing of the amniotic sac, dilation of the cervix, and appearance of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17002.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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