The artificial organs were created in a laboratory using human amniotic fluid and animal foetal cells.

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This involves sticking a needle into the womb to take a sample of amniotic fluid.

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The baby was born into a plastic tub or pool to contain the afterbirth and amniotic fluid.

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There was a tiny new donkey, soaking wet from amniotic fluid, hugging close to Jeannette, my most recently acquired Sicilian donkey.

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The baby was delivered in a plastic tub or pool in order to contain the afterbirth and amniotic fluid, the source said.

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While in the womb, foetuses are free to somersault in their amniotic sacs, and this constant movement has so far hindered clear images of growing brains.

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Another is that they stop amniotic fluid entering the lungs.

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Tulipan said he believes the surgery should be done as early as possible because the longer the spinal cord is exposed to amniotic fluid, the more it can be damaged.

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My bag of amniotic waters broke early.

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He was part of a team investigating the use of stem cells, which are able to become any other type of cell in the body from nerve to bone, taken from the amniotic fluid which surrounds a developing foetus in the womb.

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