In the early stages of pregnancy, amniotic fluid contains 98% water and electrolytes or minerals. It is derived from fluids from your body cavity and serum or the liquid part of your blood.

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 ...