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Role of IgG Antibodies in Association With Placental Function and Immunologic Diseases in Human Pregnancy
Beside the maternal uteroplacental circulation, the fetal blood circulates in the small blood vessels, including fetal capillaries, through the placenta, where the maternal and fetal blood ...
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Fetal wellbeing may be compromised during strenuous exercise among pregnant elite athletes
The maternal–fetal circulation was assessed with Doppler ultrasound of the uterine and umbilical arteries before, during and after exercise. Results Mean uterine artery volume blood flow was reduced ...
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HHMI researchers devise prenatal blood test that accurately detects Down syndrome and two other serious chromosomal defects.
The report said that the low prevalence of fetal cells—only about one in one million maternal ... Conveniently, the cell-free DNA floating in the mother’s blood circulation normally exists in short ...