Psychobiology of the amniotic environment.
Water, basic element of amniotic fluid (A.F.), is closely related to Life, Fertility and Motherhood in several cultures and religions. Through material evidences of an essential growth medium and useful diagnostic source, a new concept grow up: the fluid as a first real environment in which fetus lives and acts. Many studies confirm that in A.F. fetus starts his character-building, his memory and his intelligence. The fluid seems to be the first means of learning and acknowledgement. Sounds, smells and tastes are perceived as well as emotions and fears. Urinoterapy and staminal cells sampling shows how A.F. can be considered as an additional terapeutic resource.
Department of Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. luigi.benassi@unipr.it
Luigi
L
Benassi
Francesca
F
Accorsi
Lorenza
L
Marconi
Gianluca
G
Benassi
D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000502:physiology*; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011247:Pregnancy; D012903:Smell; D014556:Urine; D014867:Water
D014867:Water