only when the baby is out of the womb and starts to cry, does it inhale air for the first time which forces all the blood to travel through the lungs, so can the baby be kept in amniotic fluid even after birth before it breathes air? if yes, for how long ? if no, then why?
2006-09-27 05:06:42 · 7 answers · asked by mastimini 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
technically, the baby does not breathe the amniotic fluid. It derives oxygen from the mother through the placenta and umbilical cord.
after delivery, the oxygen supply from the mother is lost and the baby needs to derive oxygen from the air, hence the need to breathe air. so no the baby will not survive in amniotic fluid after birth.
Also, studies done have shown that in order to move the same volume of fluid as that of air moved during normal breathing, the amount of energy required would be close to 100 times higher as fluids have a higher viscosity than air. (try blowing a balloon with air and then compare with blowing it with water). That said, experiments on dogs have shown that they can survive in special oxygen enriched hydrocarbons so it is possible to breathe a fluid, except that it would be prohibitively expensive and energy consuming.
2006-09-27 05:19:13 · answer #1 · answered by Dr SS 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they no longer have oxygen from the blood of their mother after they are born. Mom breaths for them and that ceases after birth...
Amniotic fluid surrounds and cushions a baby all through her development. In an ultrasound, it appears that the baby is swimming in the fluid. In fact, in addition to cushioning the baby, amniotic fluid also helps in the maturation of some of her organs. While your baby gets her oxygen through the umbilical cord she also "breathes" fluid into her lungs, which helps them to expand. And babies swallow amniotic fluid into their stomachs, giving the digestive system some practice before milk is introduced after birth.
2006-09-27 12:10:32 · answer #2 · answered by momsapplepeye 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Amniotic fluid won't carry enough oxygen. The baby is getting oxygen from the mother's bloodstream, indirectly, via placenta.
Babies are small enough for liquid breathing medical treatments, but it has to be a different fluid, one designed to transfer oxygen and CO2 at high enough rates. Water based fluids like amniotic fluid don't carry enough gases to support metabolism.
2006-09-27 12:18:26 · answer #3 · answered by larry n 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lungs are not used for air until minute of birth, they are filled w/ fluid.
second umbilical cord is cut (that is oxygen supply & co2 removal), it must breathe air.
so the answer is no, because of cord.
2006-09-27 12:09:31 · answer #4 · answered by Nicoletta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In theory yes but why would this information be important to anyone to know
2006-09-27 12:10:00 · answer #5 · answered by me again 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if ythe ambilical cord was was not brocken it needs to get oxigen from some where
2006-09-27 12:14:32 · answer #6 · answered by Mim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haven't got a clue i just fly copters
2006-09-27 12:18:11 · answer #7 · answered by aldo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋