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What keeps a baby from drowning in the womb?
So, I was thinking about babies and how the body works in miraculous ways. I know that in the womb, the baby is surrounded in fluids, right? Well, how does the baby not drown? I just don't understand. I heard something about doctors having to suction fluid from the baby's lungs when it is born but how in the world did the fluid get in there without killing the baby (or did I hear wrong)?
I mean, why can we not go into water after birth without drowning?...or can we?
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I don't know any of the technical terms, but I know that babies in the womb get their nutrients and oxygen from the liquid that surrounds them. That's why some people suggest giving birth into a bathtub or whatever; supposedly it's more comfortable to go from liquid to liquid rather than suddenly being exposed to the air.
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For a long time, the fetus doesn't even have fully developed lungs!
Fetuses get their oxygen through the placenta and umbilical cord from their mother's blood. That's how they get all their nutrients until they are born.
That's why it's so important for pregnant women to be careful with their health. Anything you take in, your fetus gets too.
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