What is the function of the amniotic fluid?

Question: What is the function of the amniotic fluid?
- Keywords:
  amniotic fluid,
  function
Asked by 362ylwj1723 to Byron, David, Esther, Henry, Jacquie on 4 Jul 2017.
- Byron Bitanihirwe answered on 4 Jul 2017:
  
  Besides ‘cushioning’ the foetus, the amniotic fluid also serves as a key source of nutrients for the developing organism.