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Amniotic Sac Animation
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The developing fetus lives in a sac filled with amniotic fluid, about a quart by the last week of pregnancy. In order to enter the birth canal, the baby must leave the sac. Watch this animation of “water breaking.”
Animation produced by Visible Productions Inc.
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