Do you breathe when you’re in your mothers womb?

Question: Do you breathe when you're in your mothers womb?
- Keywords:
  breathe,
  embryo,
  foetus,
  reproduction,
  womb
Asked by xpwnedz to Audra on 22 Mar 2012.
- Audra Benjamin answered on 22 Mar 2012:
  
  The short answer is no. Now for the long answer.
  The lungs of the fetus in the womb is filled with liquid, which is important for the lungs to develop properly. This liquid comes from the lungs itself and flows out into the womb. Near birth the chest muscles contract and relax and these fetal breathing movements are thought to be part of the preparation for birth.

Question: Do you breathe when you're in your mothers womb?