Amniotic sac not so sacrosanct
Liquid sac “protecting” unborn babies also harbors never-before-seen pathogenic microbes
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The clear, slightly yellowish amniotic fluid that envelops unborn babies during pregnancy harbors previously unidentified and unrecognized infection-causing microbes, researchers report online August 26 in PLoS ONE. The study adds evidence to the premise that infectious microbes found in amniotic fluid can cause premature birth.