: the serous fluid in which the embryo or fetus is suspended within the amnion
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Minutes after their son, Crew, was born via cesarean section, Hailey went into cardiac arrest following an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE).—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 24 July 2025 Not long after, Hailey died from a rare complication known as amniotic fluid embolism, or AFE.—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025 One of the puppies, who's since earned the name Shamrock, was born with a dark green colored coat due to biliverdin, a bile pigment that sometimes mixes with a pup's amniotic fluid, causing a baby canine to be born green.—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025 There is still amniotic fluid surrounding your baby, as well as all the layers of your body, so the sounds heard in utero are muffled because there is no air to carry the sound.—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 29 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for amniotic fluid
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