Examples of amniotic sac in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Mary suspects that, during a pregnancy exam, a technician punctured her amniotic sac. — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, "The Plague Year," 28 Dec. 2020 Known as a porcupette (read more about the names for baby animals), the baby is born with all its quills but also wrapped in the amniotic sac that smooths the little one’s arrival. — Patricia Edmonds, National Geographic, "Prickly porcupines mate without hurting each other. Here’s how.," 2 July 2020 Cintron had been at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, in Park Slope, for two days after visiting her ob-gyn on Monday morning, wondering if her amniotic sac was leaking. — The New Yorker, "at the epicenter of the pandemic.," 27 Apr. 2020 ZaNiyah slid onto planet Earth still encased in the amniotic sac — and without a pulse. — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, "On Christmas Eve, D.C. firefighters meet the baby they saved," 24 Dec. 2019 Chloe, of Mechanicville, N.Y., has Amniotic Band Syndrome, a rare condition that causes strands of the amniotic sac to separate and entangle fingers, toes, limbs and other parts of the fetus, according to Benioff Children’s Hospitals. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, "Teen Born Without Leg Donates Hundreds of Barbies with Prosthetic Legs to Local Hospital," 16 Oct. 2019 Other possibilities, the hospital said, include constriction ring syndrome -- when fibers from the amniotic sac wrap themselves around a fetus, causing deformities -- or the umbilical cord becoming wrapped around a fetus' limbs. — Matthew Robinson, CNN, "Babies born with deformed hands spark investigation in Germany," 16 Sep. 2019 The amniotic sac had been exposed, and there was a serious risk of infection to the mother and the fetus. — Jon Michaud, The New Yorker, "Julius: The Story of a Premature Birth," 15 Aug. 2019 The syndrome is rare; strands of the amniotic sac separate and entangle digits, limbs, or other parts of the developing fetus. — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, "Seattle Seahawks draft one-handed linebacker in the 5th round," 28 Apr. 2018

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