How to Use amniotic fluid in a Sentence

amniotic fluid

noun
  • Low blood supply in one of the twins will lead to not enough amniotic fluid.
    — Pamela Prindle Fierro, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • These tests can be performed on blood, hair, skin, or amniotic fluid.
    — Lisa Arbetter, Health.com, 4 June 2020
  • When the amniotic fluid level is low, the fetus does not have enough room to grow and move.
    — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Without amniotic fluid in the womb, they are born unable to breathe.
    — Frances Stead Sellers, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Her fetus was both kicking and swimming in the amniotic fluid, the zoo said in a tweet.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2020
  • Her tiny daughter lay beside her, not yet named and her face still covered in pale amniotic fluid.
    — Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • There was no evidence of the virus in the mothers’ breast milk, cord blood or amniotic fluid.
    — Christina Caron, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2020
  • Its coloring is still tinged with a hint of yellow from amniotic fluid.
    — Jennifer Hayes, National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Shamrock was stained by the bile pigment, which can sometimes mix with a pup's amniotic fluid, while in utero.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
  • Her intenstines had slipped through the hole where they were exposed to amniotic fluid.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • When the surgery was finished, the doctors replaced the amniotic fluid with saline.
    — Denise Grady, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2017
  • The fetus was left without amniotic fluid and could not survive.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2020
  • The virus wasn’t found in amniotic fluid, cord blood, or the breast milk of postpartum women, either.
    — Jessica Zucker, Good Housekeeping, 18 Mar. 2020
  • In addition, the baby had too little amniotic fluid, and the heart was swollen.
    — Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 2 May 2023
  • He was born early, at 38 weeks, because the amniotic fluid keeping him alive was so low.
    — Amy Joyce, Washington Post, 12 May 2022
  • An amniotic fluid leak increased the risk of infection in both the fetus and the mother, the suit states.
    — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The loss of amniotic fluid meant the fetus could not survive, Peters said.
    — NBC News, 13 Oct. 2020
  • Researchers have so far failed to find it in umbilical cord blood, vaginal swabs, and amniotic fluid.
    — Gretchen Vogel, Science | AAAS, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Without enough amniotic fluid, growth within the womb is impaired.
    — Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Her fetus was kicking + swimming in the amniotic fluid, and its spine + blood flow were visible.
    — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 21 Aug. 2020
  • The flavors of some foods, such as carrots, garlic, and vanilla, wind up not only in mother’s milk but even in amniotic fluid.
    — Kirsten Weir, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2011
  • During birth, most women are exposed to their baby's amniotic fluid.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
  • So while there will not be blood, there will be poop, amniotic fluid, vaginal discharge and breast milk, sometimes literally all over the place.
    — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
  • This increased the likelihood of a severe buildup of amniotic fluid, which could cause her uterus to rupture and possibly kill her.
    — Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Some of this material is inevitable, such as the amniotic fluid that presages birth and the placenta which follows it.
    — The Economist, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Something was wrong with Carson’s heart, and Stephanie’s amniotic fluid levels were very low.
    — USA TODAY, 2 May 2018
  • Hailey began leaking amniotic fluid and had to be induced.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
  • As soon as she was born, Noel underwent a procedure to to remove the amniotic fluid from her bowel.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • Less fetal movement could be an early sign that he or she is tangled in the umbilical cord or that the uterus has too little amniotic fluid.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2021
  • The same savory magic in pork and oysters runs through anchovies, seaweed and mushrooms, not to mention breast milk and amniotic fluid.
    — Elizabeth G. Dunn, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2020

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