Method of sterile collection of amniotic fluid

A method of sterile collection of amniotic fluid from an amniotic sac during a Cesarean section procedure, the method comprising the steps of:

• forming an incision in the amniotic sac while the amniotic sac is exposed prior to removal of an infant during a Cesarean section procedure, the amniotic sac comprising amnion and chorion;
• positioning a blunt tip of a suction device through the incision and into the amniotic sac such that the blunt tip is in contact with any amniotic fluid present inside the amniotic sac;
• positioning a first balloon of the suction device on a proximal side of the amnion relative to an infant in the amniotic sac;
• positioning a second balloon of the suction device on a distal side of the chorion relative to the infant in the amniotic sac;
• inflating the first balloon;
• inflating the second balloon;
• and
• applying air flow through the suction device such that amniotic fluid within the amniotic sac flows from the amniotic sac, through the blunt tip of the suction device and into a collection container,
• wherein the amniotic fluid remains sterile upon entry into the collection container.