Sentences with phrase «much of the amniotic fluid»

If a sugar solution is injected into the womb, the baby will swallow twice as much of the amniotic fluid.

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Your baby can swallow well now and is drinking large amounts of the clear - colored amniotic fluid that surrounds him or her; as much as a liter a day.

Some factors that predispose a mother to carrying a breech baby include uterine malformations or fibroids, polyhydramnios (too much amniotic fluid), placenta previa (the edge of the placenta partially or fully covers the cervix), fetal abnormalities, and multiple gestations.

Between one and two percent of pregnant women have too much amniotic fluid and most of these cases are considered mild, with only slightly elevated levels of fluid.

If there is too much amniotic fluid, the umbilical cord can rush out in advance of the baby when the water bursts and become prolapsed.

Though I hadn't given much thought to her technique, it turns out that sounds which mimic the environment of the womb, like whooshing amniotic fluid, are wonderful white noise options, according to Parents.

Polyhydramnios is especially likely in the case of twin - to - twin transfusion syndrome, in which one twin has too little amniotic fluid while the other has too much.

Not much is known about why babies hiccup in the womb, but one theory is that it could be a way for babies to regulate the amount of fluid in the amniotic sac.