The function of amniotic fluid are:
1. Protect fetus from injury, jerk, and shock.
2. Allowing for easier fetal movement and promoting muscular/skeletal development.
3. Amniotic fluid swallowed by the fetus which helps in the formation of the GIT.
4. Relies on the placenta for respiratory gas exchange rather than the lungs.
5. Maintain fetal temperature.
6. Prevent adhesion formation between the fetal parts and the amniotic sac.
7. Has some nutritive values of a small amount of protein and salt content.
8. Contain antibacterial activity.
9. Aids dilatation of the cervix during labor.
10. to permit proper lung development.
11. Helps with the uniform growth of the body parts and organs of the body.
12. regulate fetal water/electrolyte balance.