Amniotic bands are fibrous strands that stretch through the amniotic cavity as a result of rupture to the amnion without compromise of the chorion. Amniotic bands usually occur spontaneously.

During gestation, the fetus floats in a protective pool of amniotic fluid. 6 The yellowish liquid contains a concoction of nutrients and antibodies produced by the parent as well as less glamorous ...

Eventually the free edges of the folds fuse and completely enclose the body of the embryo in the amniotic cavity. When the amniotic folds fuse, the two membranes are formed, with the amnion next to ...